How pre-colonial βFilipinosβ used numbers. Let's use dates as an example.
Pre-colonial #Tagalog: maikatlong pito sa unang buwan sa taong dalawang libong maikatlong tatlo.
Modern Tagalog: sa ika-dalawampu't pito sa unang buwan sa taong dalawang libo at ika-dalawampu't tatlo.
In #Filipino: ika-dalawampu't pito sa unang buwan sa taong dalawang libo't dalawampu't tatlo.
In #Baybayin (pre-colonial Tagalog): ααααα αααα α αα ααα α αα ααα αααα ααααα ααααΆ
In Baybayin with virama (pre-colonial Tagalog): αααααααα α αααα α ααα α ααααα α ααα α αααα α ααααα α αααααααα α ααααααΆ
In English, it translates to: the seventh of the third set [of tens], in the first month of the year two-thousand and the third of the third set [of tens].
In proper English, that is: the 27th of the 1st month, of the year 2000 and 23.
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Based on: https://www.pilipino-express.com/history-a-culture/in-other-words/847-counting-the-old-way.html
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