How to count in Tboli, a Philippine language spoken on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | sotu | tʌganay |
| 2 | luwu | gʌlumuhʌn |
| 3 | tʌlu | gʌtʌluhʌn |
| 4 | fat | gʌfatʌn |
| 5 | limu | gʌlimuhʌn |
| 6 | nʌm | gʌnʌmʌn |
| 7 | hitu | gʌhituhʌn |
| 8 | wolu | gʌwoluhʌn |
| 9 | siyum | gʌsiyumʌn |
| 10 | sʌfolò | gʌsʌfoloʌn |
| 11 | sʌfolò sotu | |
| 12 | sʌfolò luwu | |
| 13 | sʌfolò tʌlu | |
| 14 | sʌfolò fat | |
| 15 | sʌfolò limu | |
| 16 | sʌfolò nʌm | |
| 17 | sʌfolò hitu | |
| 18 | sʌfolò wolu | |
| 19 | sʌfolò siyum | |
| 20 | luwu folò | gʌluwu foloʌn |
| 21 | luwu folò sotu | |
| 22 | luwu folò luwu | |
| 23 | luwu folò tʌlu | |
| 24 | luwu folò fat | |
| 25 | luwu folò limu | |
| 26 | luwu folò nʌm | |
| 27 | luwu folò hitu | |
| 28 | luwu folò wolu | |
| 29 | luwu folò siyum | |
| 30 | tʌlu folò | gʌtʌlu foloʌn |
| 40 | fat folò | gʌfat foloʌn |
| 50 | limu folò | gʌlimu foloʌn |
| 60 | nʌm folò | gʌnʌm foloʌn |
| 70 | hitu folò | gʌhitu foloʌn |
| 80 | wolu folò | gʌwolu foloʌn |
| 90 | siyum folò | gʌsiyum foloʌn |
| 100 | lʌmatu | |
| 200 | luwu latu | |
| 300 | tʌlu latu | |
| 400 | fat latu | |
| 500 | limu latu | |
| 600 | nʌm latu | |
| 700 | hitu latu | |
| 800 | wolu latu | |
| 900 | siyum latu | |
| 1,000 | lʌmibu | |
| 2,000 | luwu libu | |
| 3,000 | tʌlu libu | |
| 4,000 | fat libu | |
| 5,000 | limu libu | |
| 6,000 | nʌm libu | |
| 7,000 | hitu libu | |
| 8,000 | wolu libu | |
| 9,000 | siyum libu | |
| 10,000 | sʌfolò libu | |
| 1,000,000 | sʌkati | |
| 2,000,000 | luwu kati | |
| 3,000,000 | tʌlu kati | |
| 4,000,000 | fat kati | |
| 5,000,000 | limu kati | |
| 6,000,000 | nʌm kati | |
| 7.000,000 | hitu kati | |
| 8,000,000 | wolu kati | |
| 9,000,000 | siyum kati | |
| 10,000,000 | sʌfolò kati |
Source: Vivian Forsberg and Alice Lindquist. Tagabili vocabulary. SIL Manila – 1955.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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