Ilocano Numbers with Tagalog Translations
37 numbers in Ilocano, each with its Tagalog equivalent and an English gloss. Entries come from our phrasebook, compiled from published references rather than produced by the translation engine. Each has been checked against more than one source.
Numbers
Native Ilocano numerals and their Tagalog equivalents.
| Ilocano | Tagalog | English |
|---|---|---|
| Maysa | Isa | One |
| Dua | Dalawa | Two |
| Tallo | Tatlo | ThreeCognates — Ilocano doubles the l where Tagalog has tl. |
| Uppat | Apat | Four |
| Lima | Lima | FiveIdentical. 'Lima' for five goes back to Proto-Austronesian and survives unchanged in both. |
| Innem | Anim | Six |
| Pito | Pito | SevenIdentical in both. |
| Walo | Walo | EightIdentical in both. |
| Siam | Siyam | Nine |
| Sangapulo | Sampu | TenIlocano builds tens transparently: sanga- 'one' + pulo 'ten'. |
| Sangapulo ket maysa | Labing-isa | ElevenThe systems diverge here: Ilocano says 'ten and one', Tagalog uses the labing- prefix. |
| Duapulo | Dalawampu | Twenty |
| Sangagasut | Sandaan | One hundred |
| Sangaribu | Sanlibo | One thousand |
| Gudua | Kalahati | Half |
| Ad-adu | Mas marami | More |
| Bassit | Kaunti | Less / a little |
| Sangapulo ket dua | Labindalawa | Twelve |
| Sangapulo ket tallo | Labintatlo | Thirteen |
| Sangapulo ket uppat | Labing-apat | Fourteen |
| Sangapulo ket lima | Labinlima | Fifteen |
| Sangapulo ket innem | Labing-anim | Sixteen |
| Sangapulo ket pito | Labimpito | Seventeen |
| Sangapulo ket walo | Labingwalo | Eighteen |
| Sangapulo ket siam | Labinsiyam | Nineteen |
| Duapulo ket maysa | Dalawampu't isa | Twenty-oneThe pattern is fully regular: tens, then ket, then the unit. |
| Tallopulo | Tatlumpu | Thirty |
| Uppat a pulo | Apatnapu | FortyForty, sixty, eighty and ninety take the linker a rather than fusing — uppat a pulo, not uppatpulo. |
| Limapulo | Limampu | Fifty |
| Innem a pulo | Animnapu | Sixty |
| Pitopulo | Pitumpu | Seventy |
| Walo a pulo | Walumpu | Eighty |
| Siam a pulo | Siyamnapu | Ninety |
| Duagasut | Dalawandaan | Two hundred |
| Tallogasut | Tatlong daan | Three hundred |
| Duaribu | Dalawanlibo | Two thousand |
| Sangariwriw | Isang milyon | One millionIlocano has a native word here where Tagalog borrows Spanish millón. |
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Sources
- Ilocano phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-07-26.
- 52 Useful Ilocano Words & Phrases to Learn for Travelers — Chill and Travel. Accessed 2026-07-26.