Dupaninan Agta

Numeral

siyam

1. (cardinal) nine

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian *Siwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈjam/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈʃjam/

Numeral

siyam

1. (cardinal) nine

Usage notes

• To describe the quantity of something, the number is placed before the noun and affixed with a -ng when the word ends with a vowel, and a separate word na for a consonant.

  Isang saging, dalawang pinya

  Apat na mansanas, anim na mangga