How to count in Makassarese (Basa Mangkasaraʼ / ᨅᨔ ᨆᨀᨔᨑ), a South Sulawesi language spoken in South Sulawesi Province in Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | seʼre [ˈsɛʔrɛ], ᨔᨙᨑᨙ |
| 2 | rua [ˈrua], ᨑᨘᨕ |
| 3 | tallu [ˈtalːu], ᨈᨒᨘ |
| 4 | appa’ [appaʔ], ᨕᨄ |
| 5 | lima [ˈlima], ᨒᨗᨆ |
| 6 | annang [ˈanːaŋ], ᨕᨊ |
| 7 | tuju [ˈtuɟu], ᨈᨘᨍᨘ |
| 8 | sagantuju [saɡanˈtuɟu], ᨔᨁᨈᨘᨍᨘ |
| 9 | salapang [saˈlapaŋ], ᨔᨒᨄ |
| 10 | sampulo [samˈpulɔ], ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ |
| 11 | sampulo asseʼre, ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ |
| 12 | sampulo anrua, ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨑᨘᨕ |
| 13 | sampulo antallu, ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨈᨒᨘ |
| 14 | sampulo anngappa’, ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨂᨄ |
| 15 | sampulo allima, ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨒᨗᨆ |
| 16 | sampulo anngannang, ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨂᨊ |
| 17 | sampulo antuju, ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨈᨘᨍᨘ |
| 18 | sampulo assagantuju, ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨔᨁᨈᨘᨍᨘ |
| 19 | sampulo assalapang, ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨔᨒᨄ |
| 20 | ruang pulo, ᨑᨘᨕ ᨄᨘᨒᨚ |
| 21 | ruang pulo asseʼre, ᨑᨘᨕ ᨄᨘᨒᨚ |
| 22 | ruang pulo anrua, ᨑᨘᨕ ᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨑᨘᨕ |
| 23 | ruang pulo antallu, ᨑᨘᨕ ᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨈᨒᨘ |
| 24 | runag pulo anngappa’, ᨑᨘᨕ ᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨂᨄ |
| 25 | ruang pulo allima, ᨑᨘᨕ ᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨒᨗᨆ |
| 26 | ruang pulo anngannang, ᨑᨘᨕ ᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨂᨊ |
| 27 | ruang pulo antuju, ᨑᨘᨕ ᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨈᨘᨍᨘ |
| 28 | ruang pulo assagantuju, ᨑᨘᨕ ᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨔᨁᨈᨘᨍᨘ |
| 29 | ruang pulo assalapang, ᨑᨘᨕ ᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨔᨒᨄ |
| 30 | tallung pulo ᨈᨒᨘ ᨄᨘᨒᨚ |
| 40 | patang pulo ᨄᨈ ᨄᨘᨒᨚ |
| 50 | limang pulo, ᨒᨗᨆ ᨄᨘᨒᨚ |
| 60 | annang pulo ᨕᨊ ᨄᨘᨒᨚ |
| 70 | tujung pulo, ᨈᨘᨍᨘ ᨄᨘᨒᨚ |
| 80 | sagantujung pulo, ᨔᨁᨈᨘᨍᨘ ᨄᨘᨒᨚ |
| 90 | salapang pulo, ᨔᨒᨄ ᨄᨘᨒᨚ |
| 100 | sibilanngang [sibiˈlaŋːaŋ], ᨔᨗᨅᨗᨒᨂ |
| 200 | ruambilanngang, ᨑᨘᨕᨔᨗᨅᨗᨒᨂ |
| 1,000 | sisaʼbu, ᨔᨗᨔᨅᨘ |
| 2,000 | rua ssaʼbu ᨑᨘᨕᨔᨅᨘ |
| 1,000,000 | sijuta, ᨔᨗᨍᨘᨈ |
Hear some numbers in Makassarese:
Information about counting in Makassarese
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Makassar_phrasebook#Numbers
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Makassarese.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makassarese_language
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Makasar_numerals
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Information about Makassarese | Numbers | Tower of Babel
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