How to count in Malay and Indonesian, closely related Austronesian languages spoken mainly in Malaysia and Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Malay | Indonesian |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | sifar / kosong | nol |
| 1 | satu | satu |
| 2 | dua | dua |
| 3 | tiga | tiga |
| 4 | empat | empat |
| 5 | lima | lima |
| 6 | enam | enam |
| 7 | tujuh | tujuh |
| 8 | lapan | delapan |
| 9 | sembilan | sembilan |
| 10 | sepuluh | sepuluh |
| 11 | sebelas | sebelas |
| 12 | dua belas | dua belas |
| 13 | tiga belas | tiga belas |
| 14 | empat belas | empat belas |
| 15 | lima belas | lima belas |
| 16 | enam belas | enam belas |
| 17 | tujuh belas | tujuh belas |
| 18 | lapan belas | delapan belas |
| 19 | sembilan belas | sembilan belas |
| 20 | dua puluh | dua puluh |
| 21 | dua puluh satu | dua puluh satu |
| 22 | dua puluh dua | dua puluh dua |
| 30 | tiga puluh | tiga puluh |
| 40 | empat puluh | empat puluh |
| 50 | lima puluh | lima puluh |
| 60 | enam puluh | enam puluh |
| 70 | tujuh puluh | tujuh puluh |
| 80 | lapan puluh | delapan puluh |
| 90 | sembilan puluh | sembilan puluh |
| 100 | seratus / ratus | seratus / satu ratus |
| 200 | dua ratus | dua ratus |
| 300 | tiga ratus | tiga ratus |
| 400 | empat ratus | empat ratus |
| 500 | lima ratus | lima ratus |
| 600 | enam ratus | enam ratus |
| 700 | tujuh ratus | tujuh ratus |
| 800 | lapan ratus | delapan ratus |
| 900 | sembilan ratus | sembilan ratus |
| 1000 | seribu / satu ribu | seribu / satu ribu |
| 1100 | seribu seratus | seribu seratus |
| 1200 | seribu duaratus | seribu duaratus |
| 1300 | seribu tigaratus | seribu tigaratus |
| 2000 | dua ribu | dua ribu |
| 10,000 | sepuluh ribu | sepuluh ribu |
| 100,000 | seratus ribu | seratus ribu |
| 1 million | sejuta / satu juta | sejuta / satu juta |
| 1 billion | satu bilion | semiliar / satu miliar |
| 1 trillion | satu trilion | setriliun / satu triliun |
Information compiled by C L Tan
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Compound number example: 12,345 = dua belas ribu tiga ratus empat puluh lima
For ordinals you add the prefix "ke-"; e.g. 2nd is "kedua", 10th is "kesepuluh", 21st is "kedua puluh satu"; however, although accepted, "kesatu" is rarely used for 1st; "pertama" (a Sanskrit loanword) is widely used instead for both Malay and Indonesian.
Information about numbers in Malay and Indonesian
http://mylanguages.org/malay_numbers.php
https://mylanguages.org/indonesian_numbers.php
https://masteringbahasa.com/how-to-say-indonesian-numbers
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