Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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unu
/ʔunu/
num.
“one”
 
num.
one
Wrd.Gloss: one
Egkateu e ka hari ku egseel te unu peendiyè te sapulù minsan hep-at pad ka idad din.
My younger brother knows to count one up to ten eventhough he is still four years old.
Gramm. Borrowed from Spanish via Cebuano, but in very common use, e.g., in domains such as money and telling the time.
Syn. saa
Syn. sabeka
Eng. 1 (Spanish); one (Spanish)
OCM: Numeration (802)
DDP: Cardinal numbers (8.1.1.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: L,B

Updated by: RJH,AAA,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 21/Dec/2011

Links to texts

"unu" in text "Aurelio's Marriage"

Links to phrasebook

"unu" in text "Pegseel"

"unu" in text "Seleppi"