NAME
Lingua::TL::Numbers - Convert numbers into Tagalog words
SYNOPSIS
use Lingua::TL::Numbers qw(num2tl num2tl_ordinal);
$words = num2tl(1234);
# "isang libo't dalawang daa't tatlumpu't apat"
$words = num2tl_ordinal(12345);
# "panlabindalawang libo't tatlong daa't apatnapu't lima"
$words = num2tl_ordinal(12345, ika => 1);
# "ikalabindalawang libo't tatlong daa't apatnapu't lima"
DESCRIPTION
This module provides functions to convert numbers into words in Tagalog,
a language of the Philippines.
FUNCTIONS
The following functions can be imported from this module. No functions
are exported by default.
$words = num2tl($number)
Returns a Tagalog representation of $number.
$words = num2tl_ordinal($number, %options)
Returns an ordinal equivalent of $number in Tagalog. It accepts the
following options:
* ika
If set to a true value, ordinal number will be formed by
prefixing "ika-" to cardinal number. The default is to use
"pang-" prefix.
* hypen
Set to a true value to replace spaces between words with
hypens.
REFERENCES
Paul Schachter and Fe T. Otanes. *Tagalog Reference Grammar*. University
of California Press, 1982.
<
http://books.google.com/books?id=E8tApLUNy94C>
Teresita V. Ramos. *Conversational Tagalog: a functional-situational
approach*. University of Hawaii Press, 1985.
<
http://books.google.com/books?id=p1C7-AmU1QsC>
Teresita V. Ramos. *Tagalog Structures*. University of Hawaii Press,
1971. <
http://books.google.com/books?id=cc7wUSVhaYwC>
AUTHOR
Sherwin Daganato <
[email protected]>
LICENSE
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself.
SEE ALSO
Lingua::EN::Numbers <
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagalog>
