How to count in Batak Karo (cakap Karo / ᯡᯂᯇ᯳ ᯂᯒᯨ), a Northern Batak language spoken in the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra in Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ᯘᯑ sada | pemena |
| 2 | ᯑᯬᯀ dua | peduaken |
| 3 | ᯗᯧᯞᯬ telu | |
| 4 | ᯀᯔᯧ᯳ᯇᯗ᯳ empat | pempatken |
| 5 | ᯞᯪᯔ lima | |
| 6 | ᯀᯧᯉᯔᯧ᯳ enem | |
| 7 | ᯇᯪᯗᯬ pitu | |
| 8 | ᯋᯞᯬᯱ waluh | |
| 9 | ᯘᯪᯋᯱ siwah | |
| 10 | ᯘᯧᯇᯬᯞᯬᯱ sepuluh | |
| 11 | ᯘᯧᯇᯬᯞᯬᯱᯘᯑ sepuluh sada | |
| 12 | ᯘᯧᯇᯬᯞᯬᯱᯑᯬᯀ sepuluh dua | |
| 13 | ᯘᯧᯇᯬᯞᯬᯱᯗᯧᯞᯬ sepuluh telu | |
| 14 | ᯘᯧᯇᯬᯞᯬᯱᯀᯔᯧ᯳ᯇᯗ᯳ sepuluh empat | |
| 15 | ᯘᯧᯇᯬᯞᯬᯱᯞᯪᯔ sepuluh lima | |
| 16 | ᯘᯧᯇᯬᯞᯬᯱᯀᯧᯉᯔᯧ᯳ sepuluh enem | |
| 17 | ᯘᯧᯇᯬᯞᯬᯱᯇᯪᯗᯬ sepuluh pitu | |
| 18 | ᯘᯧᯇᯬᯞᯬᯱᯋᯞᯬᯱ sepuluh waluh | |
| 19 | ᯘᯧᯇᯬᯞᯬᯱᯘᯪᯋᯱ sepuluh siwah | |
| 20 | ᯑᯬᯀᯇᯬᯞᯬᯱ dua puluh | |
| 21 | dua puluh sada | |
| 22 | dua puluh dua | |
| 23 | dua puluh telu | |
| 24 | dua puluh empat | |
| 25 | dua puluh lima | |
| 26 | dua puluh enem | |
| 27 | dua puluh pitu | |
| 28 | dua puluh waluh | |
| 29 | dua puluh siwah | |
| 30 | telu puluh | |
| 40 | empat puluh | |
| 50 | lima puluh | |
| 60 | nem puluh | |
| 70 | pitu puluh | |
| 80 | waluh puluh | |
| 90 | siwah puluh | |
| 100 | saratus | |
| 1,000 | seribu |
Hear some numbers in Batak Karo:
Information about counting in Batak Karo
http://sealang.net/archives/pl/pdf/PL-C130.pdf
https://www.detik.com/sumut/budaya/d-7566321/100-kosakata-bahasa-karo-dengan-artinya-cek-di-sini-yuk
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Information about Batak Karo | Batak script | Numbers | Tower of Babel
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