How to count in Betawi (basè Betawi / basa Betawi), a Malay-based creole spoken mainly in the Jakarta region of Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | atu', hatu |
| 2 | duwa |
| 3 | tiga' |
| 4 | ampat', 'mpat |
| 5 | lima |
| 6 | enem |
| 7 | tuju |
| 8 | lapan |
| 9 | sembilan |
| 10 | sepulu |
| 100 | cepé |
| 1,000 | céng |
| 2,000 | nocéeng |
| 10,000 | ceban |
The words for thousands are borrowed from Hokkien.
Sources and Information about counting in Betawi
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Betawi_phrasebook
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Betawi_cardinal_numbers
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