Information about counting in Bugis or Buginese, a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken mainly in South Sulawesi in Indonesia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
|---|---|
| 0 | nol |
| 1 | seddi (ᨔᨙᨉᨗ) |
| 2 | dua (ᨉᨘᨓ), duwa |
| 3 | təllu (ᨈᨛᨒᨘ), tɨllu |
| 4 | əppa’ (ᨕᨛᨄ), ʔɨppaʔ, pata |
| 5 | lima (ᨒᨗᨆ) |
| 6 | ənnəŋ (ᨕᨛᨊᨛ), ɨnniŋ |
| 7 | pitu (ᨄᨗᨈᨘ) |
| 8 | aruá (ᨕᨑᨘᨓ), ařwa |
| 9 | aserá (ᨕᨙᨔᨑ), aseřa |
| 10 | səppulo (ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ), sɨppulo |
| 11 | səppulo seddi (ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨔᨙᨉᨗ), sɨppulo seddi |
| 12 | səppulo dua (ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨉᨘᨓ), sɨppulo duwa |
| 13 | səppulo təllu (ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨈᨛᨒᨘ), sɨppulo tɨllu |
| 14 | səppulo əppa’ (ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨛᨄ), sɨppulo ʔɨppaʔ |
| 15 | səppulo lima (ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨒᨗᨆ), sɨppulo lima |
| 16 | səppulo ənnəŋ (ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨛᨊᨛ), sɨppulo ɨnniŋ |
| 17 | səppulo pitu (ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨄᨗᨈᨘ), sɨppulo pitu |
| 18 | səppulo aruá (ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨑᨘᨓ), sɨppulo ařwa |
| 19 | səppulo aserá (ᨔᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨙᨔᨑ), sɨppulo aseřa |
| 20 | duappulo (ᨉᨘᨓᨄᨘᨒᨚ) |
| 21 | duappulo seddi (ᨉᨘᨓᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨔᨙᨉᨗ) |
| 22 | duappulo dua (ᨉᨘᨓᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨉᨘᨓ) |
| 23 | duappulo təllu (ᨉᨘᨓᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨈᨛᨒᨘ) |
| 24 | duappulo əppa’ (ᨉᨘᨓᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨛᨄ) |
| 25 | duappulo lima (ᨉᨘᨓᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨒᨗᨆ) |
| 26 | duappulo ənnəŋ (ᨉᨘᨓᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨛᨊᨛ) |
| 27 | duappulo pitu (ᨉᨘᨓᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨄᨗᨈᨘ) |
| 28 | duappulo aruá (ᨉᨘᨓᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨑᨘᨓ~) |
| 29 | duappulo aserá (ᨉᨘᨓᨄᨘᨒᨚ ᨕᨙᨔᨑ) |
| 30 | təlluppulo (ᨈᨛᨒᨘᨄᨘᨒᨚ) |
| 40 | patappulo (ᨄᨈᨄᨘᨒᨚ) |
| 50 | limappulo (ᨒᨗᨆᨄᨘᨒᨚ) |
| 60 | ənnəppulona (ᨕᨛᨊᨛᨄᨘᨒᨚᨊ) |
| 70 | pituppulo (ᨄᨗᨈᨘᨄᨘᨒᨚ) |
| 80 | aruá pulona (ᨕᨑᨘᨓᨄᨘᨒᨚᨊ) |
| 90 | aserá pulona (ᨕᨙᨔᨑᨄᨘᨒᨚᨊ) |
| 100 | siratu’ (ᨔᨗᨑᨈᨘ) |
| 200 | duařahus, duaratu |
| 1,000 | sebbu, sisɨbu, sisɨbbu |
| 2,000 | duasɨbu, duasɨbbu |
| 10,000 | silasa |
| 100,000 | sikɨti |
| 1,000,000 | juta |
| 100,000,000 | milliyar, milliyare |
Information compiled by Wolfgang Kuhl
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Information about numbers in Bugis
https://mpi-lingweb.shh.mpg.de/numeral/Bugis.htm
http://southsulawesiarticles.blogspot.de/2012/10/easy-way-to-learn-bugis-language.html
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-buginese/en/bug/
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