How to count in Ivatan (Chirin nu Ibatan), a Batanic language spoken mainly in the Batanes Islands in the Philippines.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | asa | dāmo |
| 2 | dadwa, dua | pirwa |
| 3 | tatdo, atdo | pitdo |
| 4 | apat | pipat |
| 5 | dadima, dima | pidima, maikadima, chadadima |
| 6 | anim, anem | maikanem, chanem |
| 7 | papito, papitu, pitu | maichapapito, chapapito |
| 8 | wawaho, wawahu, waxoho, uajo | maikawawaho, chawawaho |
| 9 | sasyam, siam | |
| 10 | asa a poho, asa pojo, pojo | |
| 11 | asa a poho kan asa | |
| 12 | asa a poho kan dadwa | |
| 13 | asa a poho kan tatdo | |
| 14 | asa a poho kan apat | |
| 15 | asa a poho kan dadima | |
| 16 | asa a poho kan anim | |
| 17 | asa a poho kan papito | |
| 18 | asa a poho kan waxoho | |
| 19 | asa a poho kan sasyam | |
| 20 | dadwa a poho, dawapoho, ruapojo | |
| 21 | dadwa a poho kan asa | |
| 22 | dadwa a poho kan dadwa | |
| 23 | dadwa a poho kan tatdo | |
| 24 | dadwa a poho kan apat | |
| 25 | dadwa a poho kan dadima | |
| 26 | dadwa a poho kan anim | |
| 27 | dadwa a poho kan papito | |
| 28 | dadwa a poho kan waxoho | |
| 29 | dadwa a poho kan sasyam | |
| 30 | tatdo a poho | |
| 40 | apat a poho | |
| 50 | dadima a poho, dimapojo | |
| 60 | anim a poho | |
| 70 | papito a poho, pitu à pojo | |
| 80 | wawaho a poho | |
| 90 | sasyam a poho, siam à pojo | |
| 100 | asa a gasot, asa yatos | |
| 200 | dadwa a gasot, dua yatos | |
| 300 | tatdo a gasot, atdo à yatos | |
| 400 | apat a gasot, apat à yatos | |
| 500 | dadima a gasot, dima à yatos | |
| 600 | anim a gasot, anem à yatos | |
| 700 | papito a gasot, pitu à yatos | |
| 800 | wawaho a gasot, uajo à yatos | |
| 900 | sasyam a gatos, siam à yatos | |
| 1,000 | asa a ribo, asa livu, umlivu, livo | |
| 2,000 | dadwa a ribo, dua livu | |
| 3,000 | tatdo a ribo, atdo à livu | |
| 4,000 | apat a ribo, apat à livu | |
| 5,000 | dadima a ribo, dima à livu | |
| 6,000 | anim a ribo, anem à livu | |
| 7,000 | papito a ribo, pitu à livu | |
| 8,000 | wawaho a ribo, uajo à livu | |
| 9,000 | sasyam a ribo, siam à livu | |
| 10,000 | asa pojo su calivu | |
| 20,000 | ruapojo su calivu | |
| 30,000 | atdo pojo su calivu | |
| 40,000 | apat pojo su calivu | |
| 50,000 | dimapojo su calivu | |
| 60,000 | anim pojo su calivu | |
| 70,000 | pitu à pojo su calivu | |
| 80,000 | uajo pojo su calivu | |
| 90,000 | siam pojo su calivu | |
| 100,000 | sayatos su calivu | |
| 200,000 | dua yatos su calivu | |
| 300,000 | atdo à yatos su calivu | |
| 400,000 | apat à yatos su calivu | |
| 500,000 | dima à yatos su calivu | |
| 600,000 | anem à yatos su calivu | |
| 700,000 | pitu à yatos su calivu | |
| 800,00 | uajo à yatos su calivu | |
| 900,000 | siam à yatos su calivu | |
| 1,000,000 | maipisa pojo ú asa yatos su calivu | |
| once | pisa | |
| twice | maipidua, irwa | |
| three times | mipitdo | |
| four times | maipipat | |
| five times | mipidima, maypidima | |
| six times | mipinem | |
| 20 times | mipirua à pojo |
Information about Ivatan numerals
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Ibatan.htm
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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