English-Bisaya Grammar, in Twenty Eight Lessons

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Exercise II.

Good morning, how are you?—Very well, I thank you—Where are you from?—I am from Spain—Of which town?—From Conago—Who (quinsa) has my book?—I have it—Who is that young Lady?—She is Miss Kate—Where is my trunk (caban)?—The servant has it—Have you my fine glasses?—I have them—Have you the fine horses of my neighbours?—I have not them—Who are you?—I am John—Are you Peter's father?—I am.

Third Lesson.

Of the cardinal numbers.

The father Encina divides the numbers into primitives, ordinals, distributives and vicenales.

The primitive numerals are those which serve to count, and are the followings:

1	One.	Usá.
2	Two.	Duha.
3	Three.	Tolo.
4	Four.	Upat.
5	Five.	Lima.
6	Six.	Unum.
7	Seven.	Pito.
8	Eight.	Ualo.
9	Nine.	Siam.
10	Ten.	Napolo.
11	Eleven.	Napolo ug usá.
12	Twelve.	Napolo ug duha.
13	Thirteen.	Napolo ug tolo.
14	Fourteen.	Napolo ug upat.
15	Fifteen.	Napolo ug lima.
16	Sixteen.	Napolo ug unum.
17	Seventeen.	Napolo ug pito.
18	Eighteen.	Napolo ug ualo.
19	Nineteen.	Napolo ug siam.
20	Twenty.	Caluha-an.
30	Thirty.	Catlo-an.
40	Forty.	Capat-an.
50	Fifty.	Calim-an.
60	Sixty.	Canum-an.
70	Seventy.	Capito-an.
80	Eighty.	Caualo-an.
90	Ninety.	Casiam-an.
100	One hundred.	Usa ca gatus.
101	One hundred and one	Usa ca gatus ug usá.
200	Two hundred.	Duha ca gatus.
300	Three hundred.	Tolo ca gatus.
1000	One thousand.	Usa ca libo.
1001	One thousand and one.	Usa ca libo ug usá.
2000	Two thousand.	Duha ca libo.

Ten children.	Napolo ca bata.
Twenty horses.	Caluha-an ca cabayo.
Two hundred and twenty guns.	Duha ca gatus caluha an ug duha ca fusil.
Five hundred and ninety one soldiers.	Lima ca gatus casiam-an ug usa ca soldalo.
One thousand men.	Usa ca libo ca taoo.

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