Ancient CHamoru numbers

Editor’s note: Permission to use from Dipåttamenton i Kaohao Guinahan CHamoru. Leblon Numiru, Government of Guam. Department of Education, Hagåtña, Guam.

Numbers CHamoru 0 tåya’ 1 håcha 2 hugua 3 tulu 4 fåtfat 5 lima 6 gunom 7 fiti 8 guålo’ 9 sigua 10 månot 11 månot na gai hacha 12 månot na gai hugua 13 månot na gai tulu 14 månot na gai fatfåt 15 månot na gai lima 16 månot na gai gunom 17 månot na gai fiti 18 månot na gai gualo’ 19 månot na gai sigua 20 hugua na fulu 21 hugua na fulu na gai hacha 30 tutu na fulu 32 tutu na fulu na gai hugua 40 fåtfat na fulu 43 fåtfat na fulu na gai tulu 50 lima na fulu 54 lima na fulu na gai fåtfat 60 gunom na fulu 65 gunom na fulu na gai lima 70 fiti na fulu 76 fiti na fulu na gai gunom 80 guålo’ na fulu 87 guålo’ na fulu na gai fiti 90 sigua na fulu 98 sigua na fulu na gai guålo’ 99 sigua na fulu na gai sigua 100 gåtos 200 hugua na gåtos 300 tulu na gåtos 400 fåtfat na gåtos 500 lima na gåtos 600 gunom na gåtos 700 fiti na gåtos 800 guålo’ na gåtos 900 sigua na gåtos 1,000 chålan

Editor’s note: The following was adapted and reprinted, with permission from Cunningham, L. J. and J. J. Beaty. A History of Guam. Honolulu: Bess Press, 2001.

Ancient CHamorus had different numbering systems for animate and inanimate objects.

Numbers for animate [living] objects

Numbers CHamoru 1 maisa 2 hugua 3 tatu 4 fatfat 5 lalima 6 guagunom 7 fafiti 8 guagualo’ 9 sasigua 10 maonot 11 maonot na gai maisa 12 maonot na gai hugua 20 hugua na fulu 21 hugua na fulu na gai maisa 30 tatu na fulu 40 fatfat na fulu 100 gåtos 200 hugua na gåtos 1,000 chålan 2,000 hugua na chålan 10,000 maonot na chålan

Numbers for inanimate objects

Numbers CHamoru 1 hachiyai 2 huguiyai 3 totguiyai or togiyai 4 fatfatai 5 limiyai 6 gonmiyai 7 fetguyai 8 guatguiyai 9 siguiyai 10 manutai 11 manutai na gai hachiyai 12 manutai na gai huguiyai 20 huguiyai na fulu 21 huguiyai na fulu na gai hachiyai 30 totguiyai na fulu 40 fatfatai na fulu 100 gåtos 200 huguiyai na gåtos 1,000 chålan 2,000 huguiyai na chålan 10,000 manutai na chålan

Contemporary CHamoru numbers

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

Numbers CHamoru 1 uno 2 dos 3 tres 4 kuatro 5 singko 6 sais 7 siette 8 ocho 9 nuebi 10 dies 11 onse 12 dosse 13 tresse 14 katotse 15 kinse 16 disisais 17 disisiete 18 disiocho 19 disinuebi 20 bente