Tagalog Two Each (for Three or More Persons or Things) etc.

tig- +rep1

tig- +rep2

meaning

tig-iisa

tig-isa-isa

tigi-tigisa

1 each (for 3 or more persons or things)

tigdadalawa

tigdala-dalawa

tiga-tigalawa

2 each (for 3 or more persons or things)

tigtatatlo

tigtatlu-tatlo

tiga-tigatlo

3 each (for 3 or more persons or things)

tig-aapat

tig-apat-apat

4 each (for 3 or more persons or things)

tiglilima

tiglima-lima

5 each (for 3 or more persons or things)

tigsasampu’

tigsampu-sampu’

10 each (for 3 or more persons or things)

tigdadalawampu’

tigdala-dalawampu’


20 each (for 3 or more persons or things)

tig- +rep1

tig-iisa

tig- +rep2

tig-isa-isa

tigi-tigisa

meaning

1 each (for 3 or more persons or things)

tig- +rep1

tigdadalawa

tig- +rep2

tigdala-dalawa

tiga-tigalawa

meaning

2 each (for 3 or more persons or things)

tig- +rep1

tigtatatlo

tig- +rep2

tigtatlu-tatlo

tiga-tigatlo

meaning

3 each (for 3 or more persons or things)

tig- +rep1

tig-aapat

tig- +rep2

tig-apat-apat

meaning

4 each (for 3 or more persons or things)

tig- +rep1

tiglilima

tig- +rep2

tiglima-lima

meaning

5 each (for 3 or more persons or things)

tig- +rep1

tigsasampu’

tig- +rep2

tigsampu-sampu’

meaning

10 each (for 3 or more persons or things)

tig- +rep1

tigdadalawampu’

tig- +rep2

tigdala-dalawampu’


meaning

20 each (for 3 or more persons or things)

See also: Syllable repetition (p. 27)

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