Sarangani Manobo - Numbers Part 1: Cardinal Numbers | Luzvimindan Project
In this two part article you'll learn the cardinal and ordinal numbers in Sarangani Manobo.
In counting, the term for number one (1) is Sa instead of Sebad. E.g. Sa, Dowa, Telo...
For numbers eleven (11) to nineteen (19), use Sempolo and add term Teg then the number for ones. The terms Teg and Usa combines to Tegusa, while the rest of the numbers is remains separated.
Numbers
Cardinal Numbers
Here's how to count from one to ten in Sarangani Manobo.
Sarangani Manobo
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English
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Sebad (Sa)
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One
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Dowa
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Two
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Telo
|
Three
|
Epat
|
Four
|
Lima
|
Five
|
Enem
|
Six
|
Pito
|
Seven
|
Walo
|
Eight
|
Siyam
|
Nine
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Sempolo
|
Ten
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For numbers eleven (11) to nineteen (19), use Sempolo and add term Teg then the number for ones. The terms Teg and Usa combines to Tegusa, while the rest of the numbers is remains separated.
Sarangani Manobo
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English
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Sempolo tegusa
|
Eleven
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Sempolo teg epat
|
Fourteen
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For numbers twenty (20) and above refer to the table below:
Sarangani Manobo
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English
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Kelowan
|
Twenty
|
Ketlowan
|
Thirty
|
Kepatan
|
Forty
|
Keliman
|
Fifty
|
Keneman
|
Sixty
|
Kepitowan
|
Seventy
|
Kewelowan
|
Eighty
|
Kesyaman
|
Ninety
|
Sebad gatos
|
Hundred
|
Sebad melalan
|
Thousand
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The compound numbers are stated in the following order: Thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones.
Sarangani Manobo
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English
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Numeric representation
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Kelowan teg epat
|
Twenty four
|
24
|
Sebad gatos
|
One hundred
|
100
|
Dowa melalan
|
Two Thousand
|
1000
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Dowa gatos telo
|
Two hundred three
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203
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Enem melalan lima gatos kewelowan teg pito
|
Six thousand five hundred eighty six
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6586
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