“Fifty” in every Philippine language
Fifty across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Fifty |
|---|---|
| English | Fifty |
| Tagalog | Limampu |
| Ilocano | Limapulo |
| Cebuano | Kalim-an |
| Hiligaynon | Kalim-an |
| Waray | Kalim-an |
| Bikol | Limang pulo |
| Kapampangan | Limangpulu |
| Pangasinan | Limamplo |
What the pattern shows
Kalim-an is the same Visayan ka- -an circumfix seen on thirty, this time around lima. The others say five tens, and Ilocano limapulo shows that construction at its plainest.
Where they agree
- Kalim-an — Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray
Standing alone: English (Fifty), Tagalog (Limampu), Ilocano (Limapulo), Bikol (Limang pulo), Kapampangan (Limangpulu) and Pangasinan (Limamplo).
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Where this comes from
This row is one of 161 concept pages drawn from a parallel set of everyday vocabulary held across nine languages. You can browse all of them, download the whole set under CC BY-SA 4.0, or paste text to find out which language it is.
Compiled from published general reference and pending review by native speakers. If something here is wrong in a language you speak, please tell us.