How to count in Kankanaey, a Philippine language spoken in the province of Kankanaey on the island of Panay in the Philippines.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | esa | maikaesa |
| 2 | doa, dua | maikadwa |
| 3 | tolo | maikatlo |
| 4 | opat, upat | maikapat |
| 5 | lima | |
| 6 | enem | |
| 7 | pito | |
| 8 | wao | |
| 9 | siyam | |
| 10 | sinpo, simpo | |
| 11 | sinpo ya esa, onse | |
| 12 | sinpo ya doa, simpo ya dua, dose | |
| 13 | sinpo ya tolo, trese | |
| 14 | sinpo ya opat, katorse | |
| 15 | sinpo ya lima, kinse | |
| 16 | sinpo ya enem, dise sais | |
| 17 | sinpo ya pito, dise siete | |
| 18 | sinpo ya wao, dise otso | |
| 19 | sinpo ya siyam, dise nuebe | |
| 20 | dowanpo, bainte, biente | |
| 21 | dowanpo ya esa, biente ono | |
| 22 | dowanpo ya doa | |
| 23 | dowanpo ya tolo | |
| 24 | dowanpo ya opat | |
| 25 | dowanpo ya lima | |
| 26 | dowanpo ya enem | |
| 27 | dowanpo ya pito | |
| 28 | dowanpo ya wao | |
| 29 | dowanpo ya siyam | |
| 30 | tolonpo, trenta | |
| 40 | opattapolo, korenta | |
| 50 | limapolo, sinkwenta | |
| 60 | enamapolo, sais senta | |
| 70 | pitopolo, setenta | |
| 80 | waopolo, otsienta | |
| 90 | siyamapolo, nobenta | |
| 100 | sin gasot, esa ay gasot, siento | |
| 200 | duwa ay gasot, dos sentos | |
| 300 | telo ay gasot | |
| 400 | apat ay gasot | |
| 500 | lima ay gasot | |
| 600 | enem ay gasot | |
| 700 | pito ay gasot | |
| 800 | wao ay gasot | |
| 900 | siyam ay gasot | |
| 1,000 | sin libo, esa ay libo | |
| 2,000 | duwa ay libo | |
| 3,000 | tolo ay libo | |
| 4,000 | opat ay libo | |
| 5,000 | lima ay libo | |
| 6,000 | enem ay libo | |
| 7,000 | pito ay libo | |
| 8,000 | wao ay libo | |
| 9,000 | siyam ay libo | |
| 10,000 | sinpo ay libo | |
| once | namingsan | |
| twice | namidwa | |
| thrice | namitlo | |
| four times | naminopat | |
| five times | naminlima |
Numbers in italics are Spanish loan words.
Source: Kanayon ay ngalat. Everyday conversation. A Phrase Book for Central Kankanaey. SIL 1976. Manila, Philippines.
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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