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.

Numbers

Cardinal Numbers

Here's how to count from one to ten in Sarangani Manobo.

Sarangani Manobo
English
Sebad (Sa)
One
Dowa
Two
Telo
Three
Epat
Four
Lima
Five
Enem
Six
Pito
Seven
Walo
Eight
Siyam
Nine
Sempolo
Ten

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.

Sarangani Manobo
English
Sempolo tegusa
Eleven
Sempolo teg epat
Fourteen

For numbers twenty (20) and above refer to the table below:

Sarangani Manobo
English
Kelowan
Twenty
Ketlowan
Thirty
Kepatan
Forty
Keliman
Fifty
Keneman
Sixty
Kepitowan
Seventy
Kewelowan
Eighty
Kesyaman
Ninety
Sebad gatos
Hundred
Sebad melalan
Thousand



The compound numbers are stated in the following order: Thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones.


Sarangani Manobo
English
Numeric representation
Kelowan teg epat
Twenty four
24
Sebad gatos
One hundred
100
Dowa  melalan
Two Thousand
1000
Dowa gatos telo
Two hundred three
203
Enem melalan lima gatos kewelowan teg pito
Six thousand five hundred eighty six
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