Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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sayis
/sais/
Var. says
num.
“six”
 
num.
six
Wrd.Gloss: six
Nekey-a ne aldew ka pitsa sayis?
What day is day six of this month?
Gramm. Borrowed from Spanish via Cebuano, but in very common use, e.g., in domains such as money and telling the time.
Syn. en-em
Syn. hen-em
Syn. enem
Eng. six (Spanish); 06 (Spanish)
OCM: Numeration (802)
DDP: Cardinal numbers (8.1.1.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: L,B

Updated by: RJH,AAA,NJK
Last updated: 07/Jul/2009

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"sayis" in text "Pegseel"