Cebuano number systems

Short description: Cebuano language feature

Cebuano has two number systems: the native system and the Spanish-derived system. The native system is mostly used for counting small numbers, basic measurement, and for other pre-existing native concepts that deals with numbers. Meanwhile, the Spanish-derived system is mainly used for concepts that only existed post-colonially such as counting large numbers, currency, solar time, and advanced mathematics.

History

Unlike other Philippine languages, the native number system of Cebuano was derived solely from the non-human forms of Proto-Austronesian numerals instead of a combination of both human and non-human numerals, such as in Tagalog and Hiligaynon.^[1]

Types

The native numerals are categorized into three types: cardinal, ordinal, and distributive.^[2]

Cardinal

Number	Native	Spanish-derived
1	usá	uno
2	duhá	dos
3	tuló	tres
4	upát	kwatro
5	limá	singko
6	unóm	says
7	pitó	syete
8	waló	otso
9	siyám	nuybi
10	napulò, pulò	dyis
11	napúlog usá	onse
12	napúlog duhá	dose
13	napúlog tuló	trese
14	napúlog upát	katórse
15	napúlog limá	kinse
16	napúlog unóm	diyesiséys
17	napúlog pitó	diyesisiyete
18	napúlog waló	diyesiyotso
19	napúlog siyám	diyesinwebe
20	kaluháan (kaduháan)	beynte
21	kaluháag usá	beyntiwuno
22	kaluháag duhá	beyntidos
23	kaluháag tuló	beyntitres
24	kaluháag upát	beyntikwatro
25	kaluháag limá	beyntisingko
30	katlóan (katulóan)	treynta
40	kap-atan (kaupátan)	kwarénta
50	kalím-an (kalimáan)	sinkwénta
60	kan-óman (kaunóman)	sesenta
70	kapitóan	seténta
80	kawalóan	otsénta
90	kasiyáman	nobénta
100	usá ka gatós	siyén, siyento
200	duhá ka gatós	dosiyéntos
300	tuló ka gatós	tresiyéntos
400	upát ka gatós	kwatrosiyéntos
500	limá ka gatós	kiniyéntos
1,000	usá ka libo	mil
5,000	limá ka libo	singko mil
10,000	usá ka laksà, napulò ka libo	diyes mil
50,000	limá ka laksà, kalím-an ka libo	singkwenta mil
100,000	napulò ka laksà, usá ka gatós ka líbo	siyén mil
1,000,000	usá ka yukót	milyón
1,000,000,000	usá ka wakát	bilyón (mil milyones)

Like other Visayan languages, cardinal numbers are linked to the noun with the ligature ka.

usa ka tawo a/one person
kaluhaan ug usa ka bulan twenty-one months

Ordinal

Ordinal numbers in Cebuano are formed using the ika- prefix, except una.

Number	Cebuano
1st	una
2nd	ikaduhá
3rd	ikatuló
4th	ikaupát
5th	ikalimá
6th	ikaunóm
7th	ikapitó
8th	ikawaló
9th	ikasiyám
10th	ikanapulò, ikapulò
11th	ikanapúlog-usá
20th	ikakaluháan
21st	ikakaluháag-usá
25th	ikakaluháag-limá
30th	ikakatlóan
40th	ikakap-atan
50th	ikakalím-an
60th	ikakan-óman
70th	ikakapitóan
80th	ikakawalóan
90th	ikakasiyáman
100th	ikagatós
200th	ikaduhá ka gatós
500th	ikalimá ka gatós
1,000th	ikalibo
5,000th	ikalimá ka libo
10,000th	ikalaksà, ikanapulò ka libo
50,000th	ikalimá ka laksà, ikakalím-an ka libo
100,000th	ikagatós ka líbo
1,000,000th	ikayukót
1,000,000,000th	ikawakát

Distributive

Distributive numbers in Cebuano are formed by attaching the tag- prefix to the numerical root. Irregular words may be formed depending on the number being attached to.

Number	Cebuano
1	tagsa
2	tagurha
3	tagutlo
4	tag-upat
5	tagilma
6	tag-unom
7	tagpito
8	tagwalo
9	tagsiyam
10	tagnapulò, tagpulò
11	tagnapúlog-usá
20	tagkaluháan
21	tagkaluháag-usá
25	tagkaluháag-limá
30	tagkatlóan
40	tagkap-atan
50	tagkalím-an
60	tagkan-óman
70	tagkapitóan
80	tagkawalóan
90	tagkasiyáman
100	taggatós
200	tagurha ka gatós
500	tagilma ka gatós
1,000	taglibo
5,000	tagilma ka libo
10,000	taglaksà, tagnapulò ka libo
50,000	tagilma ka laksà, tagkalím-an ka libo
100,000	taggatós ka líbo
1,000,000	tagyukót
1,000,000,000	tagwakát

References

↑ Blust, R. A. (2009). The Austronesian languages (Revised ed.). Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. p. 278. ISBN 9780858836020. https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/10191/6/Blust-2013-AustronesianLanguages.pdf.
↑ Encina, Francisco (1801). "Chapter 24" (in Spanish, Cebuano). Arte de la lengua zebuana. p. 569. https://archive.org/details/artedelalenguaze00enci_0/page/n1/mode/2up.

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[1] Blust, R. A. (2009). The Austronesian languages (Revised ed.). Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. p. 278. ISBN 9780858836020. https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/10191/6/Blust-2013-AustronesianLanguages.pdf.

[2] Encina, Francisco (1801). "Chapter 24" (in Spanish, Cebuano). Arte de la lengua zebuana. p. 569. https://archive.org/details/artedelalenguaze00enci_0/page/n1/mode/2up.

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