CHamoru Numbers

Ancient CHamoru numbers

No.	CHamoru
0	tåya	16	månot na gai gunom	80	guålo’ na fulu
1	håcha	17	månot na gai fiti	87	guålo’ na fulu na gai fiti
2	hugua	18	månot na gai gualo’	90	sigua na fulu
3	tulu	19	månot na gai sigua	98	sigua na fulu na gai guålo’
4	fåtfat	20	hugua na fulu	99	sigua na fulu na gai sigua
5	lima	21	hugua na fulu na gai hacha	100	gåtos
6	gunom	30	tutu na fulu	200	hugua na gåtos
7	fiti	32	tutu na fulu na gai hugua	300	tulu na gåtos
8	guålo’	40	fåtfat na fulu	400	fåtfat na gåtos
9	sigua	43	fåtfat na fulu na gai tulu	500	lima na gåtos
10	månot	50	lima na fulu	600	gunom na gåtos
11	månot na gai hacha	54	lima na fulu na gai fåtfat	700	fiti na gåtos
12	månot na gai hugua	60	gunom na fulu	800	guålo’ na gåtos
13	månot na gai tulu	65	gunom na fulu na gai lima	900	sigua na gåtos
14	månot na gai fatfåt	70	fiti na fulu	1,000	chålan
15	månot na gai lima	76	fiti na fulu na gai gunom

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Numbers for animate [living] objects

Ancient CHamorus/Chamorros had different numbering systems for animate and inanimate objects. The following was adapted and reprinted, with permission from Lawerence J. Cunningham, EdD and JJ Beaty. A History of Guam. Honolulu: Bess Press, 2001.

No.	CHamoru
1	maisa	8	guagualo’	30	tatu na fulu
2	hugua	9	sasigua	40	fatfat na fulu
3	tatu	10	maonot	100	gåtos
4	fatfat	11	maonot na gai maisa	200	hugua na gåtos
5	lalima	12	maonot na gai hugua	1,000	chålan
6	guagunom	20	hugua na fulu	2,000	hugua na chålan
7	fafiti	21	hugua na fulu na gai maisa	10,000	maonot na chålan

Numbers for inanimate objects

No.	CHamoru
1	hachiyai	8	guatguiyai	30	totguiyai na fulu
2	huguiyai	9	siguiyai	40	fatfatai na fulu
3	totguiyai or togiyai	10	manutai	100	gåtos
4	fatfatai	11	manutai na gai hachiyai	200	huguiyai na gåtos
5	limiyai	12	manutai na gai huguiyai	1,000	chålan
6	gonmiyai	20	huguiyai na fulu	2,000	huguiyai na chålan
7	fetguyai	21	huguiyai na fulu na gai hachiyai	10,000	manutai na chålan

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Contemporary CHamoru numbers

The contemporary CHamoru numbering system does not differentiate between animate and inanimate objects, and has been adapted from the Spanish language.

No.	CHamoru
1	uno	6	sais	11	onse	16	disisais
2	dos	7	siette	12	dosse	17	disisiete
3	tres	8	ocho	13	tresse	18	disiocho
4	kuatro	9	nuebi	14	katotse	19	disinuebi
5	singko	10	dies	15	kinse	20	bente