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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