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 Lawerence J. Cunningham and JJ 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.