Tagalog Numbers

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Numbers in Filipino Part 1

In Filipino, one may use English and Spanish numbers both in speaking and writing but never in the formal theme writing (academics). Here are the numbers in three languages (note that I arrange it in this manner-Filipino, English, Spanish, and Filipinized Spanish numbers):

Isa, one, uno, (same).
Dalawa, two, dos, (same).
Tatlo, three, tres, (same).
Apat, four, cuatro, kwatro.
Lima, five, cinco, singko.
Anim, six, seis, sais.
Pito, seven, siete, syete.
Walo, eight, ocho, otso.
Siyam, nine, nueve, nwebe.
Sampu, ten, diez, dyis.

As you can see, I have here a forth entry which is the Filipinized version of the Spanish. This is because, the Abakada (Latin alphabet based on Tagalog Language) omitted some letters found in Spanish alphabet. However, Filipino language today have its modern alphabet (that includes letters, C, F, J, Q, V, X, Z) since there is a need to use those letters to adapt to changes (without any confusion with due to the limitations in spelling of the old standard. All of the numbers presented above may be used interchangeably. Notice the (same) in the first three row of the last column. The spelling is similar to the original. As for numbers eleven to nineteen, simply by putting labing prior to the first nine numbers we discuss will make it the Filipino numbers. The word labing is derived from labi which means remains. That is to say, eleven in Filipino may be interpreted as remaining one and twelve, remaining two and so forth. For the Spanish and the filipinized version, I list them below. The format is Spanish, filipinized version.

Once, onse.
Doce, dose.
Trece, trese.
Catorce, katorse.
Quince, kince.
Dieciseis, dyesisais.
Diecisiete, dyesisyete.
Dieciocho, dyesiotso.
Diecinueve, dyesinwebe.

As for twenty, I will group it together with the others by ten. You will notice that at the end of every number have this MPU attached. This can be interpreted as ten times any given numbers from one to nine. Back to the Filipino word for ten, the prefix sam is actually the word isang which is derived form the word isa or one. This can be interpreted as one multiplies by ten or ten. The format is Filipino, Spanish, and Filipinized version.

Sampu, diez, dyis.
Dalawampu, veinte, bente.
Tatlompu, treinta, trenta.
Apatnapu, cuarenta, kwarenta.
Limampu, cincuenta, singkwenta.
Animnapu, sesenta, (same).
Pitompu, setenta, (same).
Walompu, ochenta, otsenta.
Siyamnapu, noventa, nobenta.

The suffix pu as I said earlier denotes ten but what about the m before pu. This letter is actually the modifier particle na or ng. The sound changes depending on the near by sounds so don’t be confused with this. Only forth, sixty, and ninety possess the na. That is because prior to na, there is consonant sound. /t/ and /m/ sounds. As for the rest, they all have vowel sounds so m is added. As for ng, we will discuss this soon. Let’s continue from twenty to twenty nine.

Dalawampu’t isa, veinteuno, benteuno.
Dalawampu’t dalawa, veintedos, bentedos.
Dalawampu’t tatlo, veintetres, bentetres.
Dalawampu’t apat, veintecuatro, bentekwatro.
Dalawampu’t lima, veintecinco, bentesingko.
Dalawampu’t anim, veinteseis, bentesais.
Dalawampu’t pito, veintesiete, bentesyete.
Dalawampu’t walo, veinteocho, benteotso.
Dalwampu’t siyam, veintenueve, bentenwebe.

Notice the apostrophe? Here, twenty one for example may also be twenty and one since the ‘t is actually at which means and in Filipino. All the way to ninety nine, this pattern is followed. As for the Spanish, Let’s have another example to show clarity.

Treinta y uno, trentay uno.
Cuarenta y dos, kwarentay dos.
Cincuenta y tres, singkwentay tres.
Sesenta y cuatro, sesentay kwatro.
Setenta y cinco, setentay singko.
Ochenta y seis, otsentay sais.
Noventa y siete, nobentay syete.

Notice that in the original, numbers are expressed in three words and the y in the Filipinized version was absorbed by the first word. Follow this pattern so that you can use these Spanish numbers the Filipino style.

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