kawhaan

Cebuano

Cebuano cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : kawhaan
    Ordinal : ikakawhaan
    Adverbial : makakawhaan
    Fractional : sikakawhaan
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Etymology

From kaduhaan; ka- +‎ duha (“two”) +‎ -an

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaʊhaʔʌn/
  • Hyphenation: na‧pu‧log‧si‧yam

Numeral

napulog upat

  1. (rare, cardinal) twenty; 20
    Synonym: bayinte or baynte

Usage Notes

  • Rarely used (especially in the urban areas); Spanish-derived terms are more common in daily converse: "bayinte" or "baynte".
  • Like any other numerals, it is often used with the linker "ka" to quantify an object/object that it modifies.
    Napulog siyam ka saging ― Nineteen bananas
  • The word buok (“piece; whole”) is sometimes used after ka.
    Napulog siyam ka buok saging ― Nineteen bananas

Tausug

Numeral

kawhaan

  1. twenty
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