Information about counting in Bugis or Buginese, a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken mainly in South Sulawesi in Indonesia
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 0 | nol |
| 1 | seddi |
| 2 | dua, duwa |
| 3 | téllu, tɨllu |
| 4 | eppa, ʔɨppaʔ, pata |
| 5 | lima |
| 6 | énnéng, ɨnniŋ |
| 7 | pitu |
| 8 | arua, ařwa (10 – 2) |
| 9 | asera, aseřa (10 – 1) |
| 10 | séppulo, sɨppulo |
| 11 | séppulo seddi, sɨppulo seddi |
| 12 | séppulo dua, sɨppulo duwa |
| 13 | séppulo téllu, sɨppulo tɨllu |
| 14 | séppulo eppa, sɨppulo ʔɨppaʔ |
| 15 | séppulo lima, sɨppulo lima |
| 16 | séppulo énnéng, sɨppulo ɨnniŋ |
| 17 | séppulo pitu, sɨppulo pitu |
| 18 | séppulo arua, sɨppulo ařwa |
| 19 | séppulo asera, sɨppulo aseřa |
| 20 | duappulo |
| 21 | duappulo seddi |
| 22 | duappulo dua, duappulo duwa, |
| 23 | duappulo tɨllu |
| 24 | duappulo ʔɨppaʔ |
| 25 | duappulo lima |
| 26 | duappulo ɨnniŋ |
| 27 | duappulo pitu |
| 28 | duappulo arua, duappulo ařwa, |
| 29 | duappulo asera, duappulo aseřa |
| 30 | tɨllupulo |
| 40 | patapulo, patappulo |
| 50 | limapulo, limappulo |
| 60 | ɨnniŋppulo, ɨnniŋpulona |
| 70 | pitupulo |
| 80 | aruapolona, ařwapulona |
| 90 | aserapulona, aseřapulona |
| 100 | seřahus, siratu |
| 152 | siratu limapulo dua |
| 200 | duařahus, duaratu |
| 289 | duaratu aruapulo asera |
| 1,000 | sebbu, sisɨbu, sisɨbbu |
| 1,541 | si sebbu lima ratu patapulo seddi |
| 2,000 | duasɨbu, duasɨbbu |
| 10,000 | silasa |
| 100,000 | sikɨti |
| 1,000,000 | juta |
| 100,000,000 | milliyar, milliyare |
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about numbers in Bugis
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Bugis.htm
http://southsulawesiarticles.blogspot.de/2012/10/easy-way-to-learn-bugis-language.html
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