How to count in Bajaw (Bajo), a Sama-Bajaw language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. These numbers are specifically in Indonesian Bajau, a dialect of Bajaw spoken in the Indonesian provinces of North Maluku, South Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Southeast Sulawesi and the Lesser Sunda Islands.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | essaq, da-, dakau | bungas |
| 2 | dua | kadua |
| 3 | tellu | katellu |
| 4 | empaq | kaqempaq |
| 5 | lima | kalima |
| 6 | ennang | kaqennang |
| 7 | pitu | kapitu |
| 8 | walu | kawalu |
| 9 | sanga | kasanga |
| 10 | pulu | kapulu |
| 11 | sapulu dakau | |
| 12 | sapulu dua | |
| 13 | sapulu tellu | |
| 14 | sapulu empaq | |
| 15 | sapulu lima | |
| 16 | sapulu ennang | |
| 17 | sapulu pitu | |
| 18 | sapulu walu | |
| 19 | sapulu sanga | |
| 20 | duampulu | |
| 21 | duampulu dakau | |
| 22 | duampulu dua | |
| 23 | duampulu tellu | |
| 24 | duampulu empaq | |
| 25 | duampulu lima | |
| 26 | duampulu enang | |
| 27 | duampulu pitu | |
| 28 | duampulu walu | |
| 29 | duampulu sanga | |
| 30 | tellumpulu | |
| 40 | empaq pulu | |
| 50 | limampulu | |
| 60 | ennampulu | |
| 70 | pitumpulu | |
| 80 | walumpulu | |
| 90 | sangampulu | |
| 100 | atus, daqatus | |
| 200 | dua atus | |
| 300 | tellu atus | |
| 400 | empaq atus | |
| 500 | lima atus | |
| 600 | ennang atus | |
| 700 | pitu atus | |
| 800 | walu atus | |
| 900 | sanga atus | |
| 1,000 | sabbu, dasabbu | |
| 10,000 | laksa |
Source: Jilis A.J. Verheijen. The Sama / Bajau language in the Lesser Sunda Islands. Pacific Linguistics, 1986.
Compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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