Numbers in Sumbawa
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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