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 <sherwin@daganato.com>
LICENSE
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.