How to count in Sumbawa (Basa Samawa), a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in the western part of Sumbawa island in Indonesia.
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Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
---|---|---|
1 | sópó’/se-/sai | pertama (Malay loanword) |
2 | dua | ke-dua |
3 | telu | ke-telu |
4 | empat | ke-empat |
5 | lima | ke-lima |
6 | enam | ke-enam |
7 | pitu’ | ke-pitu |
8 | balu’ | ke-balu |
9 | siwa’ | ke-siwa |
10 | se-pulu | ke-pulu |
11 | s-olas | |
12 | dua-olas | |
13 | telu-olas | |
14 | empat-olas | |
15 | lima-olas | |
16 | enam-olas | |
17 | pitu-olas | |
18 | balu-olas | |
19 | siwa-olas | |
20 | dua-pulu | |
21 | dua-pulu sai | |
22 | dua-pulu dua | |
23 | dua-pulu telu | |
24 | dua-pulu empat | |
25 | dua-pulu lima | |
26 | dua-pulu enam | |
27 | dua-pulu pitu | |
28 | dua-pulu balu | |
29 | dua-pulu siwa | |
30 | telu-pulu | |
40 | empat-pulu | |
50 | lima-pulu | |
60 | enam-pulu | |
70 | pitu-pulu | |
80 | balu-pulu | |
90 | siwa-pulu | |
100 | se-ratis | |
200 | dua-ratis | |
300 | telu-ratis | |
400 | empat-ratis | |
500 | lima-ratis | |
600 | enam-ratis | |
700 | pitu-ratis | |
800 | balu-ratis | |
900 | siwa-ratis | |
1,000 | se-ribu | |
2,000 | dua-ribu | |
3,000 | telu-ribu | |
4,000 | empat-ribu | |
5,000 | lima-ribu | |
6,000 | enam-ribu | |
7,000 | pitu-ribu | |
8,000 | balu-ribu | |
9,000 | siwa-ribu | |
10,000 | se-pulu-ribu | |
20,000 | dua-pulu-ribu | |
30,000 | telu-pulu-ribu | |
40,000 | empat-pulu-ribu | |
50,000 | lima-pulu-ribu | |
60,000 | enam-pulu-ribu | |
70,000 | pitu-pulu-ribu | |
80,000 | balu-pulu-ribu | |
90,000 | siwa-pulu-ribu | |
100,000 | se-ratis-ribu | |
200,000 | dua-ratis-ribu | |
300,000 | telu-ratis-ribu | |
400,000 | empat-ratis-ribu | |
500,000 | lima-ratis-ribu | |
600,000 | enam-ratis-ribu | |
700,000 | pitu-ratis-ribu | |
800,000 | balu-ratis-ribu | |
900,000 | siwa-ratis-ribu | |
1,000,000 | se-juta |
Source: Marian Klamer & František Kratochvíl. Number and quantity in East Nusantara. Asia Pacific Linguistics. The Australian National University. Canberra – 2014.
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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