<em>Original illustrations from the Guam Public Library Systems Ancient CHamoru Objects by Bévalet in Freycinets Voyage Autour du Monde 1824</em>
Ancient CHamoru/Chamorro 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
Permission to use from Dipåttamenton i Kaohao Guinahan CHamoru. Leblon Numiru, Government of Guam Department of Education, Hagåtña, Guam.
<em>Illustration courtesy of Ron J Castro</em>
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
<em>Illustration courtesy of Ron J Castro</em>
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
<em>Illustration courtesy of Ron J Castro</em>
Contemporary CHamoru/Chamorro numbers
The contemporary CHamoru numbering system does not differentiate between animate and inanimate objects, and has been adapted from the Spanish language.
