Numbers
Native numbers are used for numbers one through ten. From eleven onwards, Spanish numbers are exclusively used in Waray-Waray today, their native counterparts being obsolete for the majority of native speakers (except for gatus for hundred and yukot for thousand). Some, especially among the elderly, are spoken alongside the Spanish counterparts.
| English | Native Waray-Waray | Borrowed from Spanish |
|---|---|---|
| One | Usa | Uno |
| Two | Duha | Dos |
| Three | Tuló | Tres |
| Four | Upat | Cuatro |
| Five | Limá | Cinco |
| Six | Unom | Saiz |
| Seven | Pitó | Siete |
| Eight | Waló | Ocho |
| Nine | Siyám | Nueve |
| Ten | Napúlô | Diez |
| Eleven | (Napúlô kag usá) | Onse |
| Twelve | (Napúlô kag duhá) | Duce |
| Thirteen | (Napúlô kag tulo) | Trece |
| Fourteen | (Napúlô kag upat) | Katorse |
| Fifteen | (Napúlô kag lima) | Kinse |
| Sixteen | (Napúlô kag unom) | Diez y Saiz |
| Seventeen | (Napúlô kag pito) | Diez y Siete |
| Eighteen | (Napúlô kag walo) | Diez y Ocho |
| Nineteen | (Napúlô kag siyam) | Diez y Nueve |
| Twenty | (Karuhaan) | Biente |
| Thirty | (Katloan) | Trenta |
| Forty | (Kap-atan) | Kwuarenta |
| Fifty | (Kalim-an) | Singkwenta |
| Sixty | (Kaunman) | Siesenta |
| Seventy | (Kapitoan) | Setenta |
| Eighty | (Kawaloan) | Ochienta |
| Ninety | (Kasiaman) | Nobenta |
| One Hundred | Usa ka Gatus | Cien |
| One Thousand | Usa ka Yukut | Mil |
| One Million | Usa ka Ribo | Milyon |
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