How to count in Madurese, a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken mainly in Madura Island and Java in Indonesia,
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | settong, sittung, tong, sa' 1) | kapeng settong, ka settong 2) |
| 2 | dhuwa', wa' | kapeng dhuwa', ka dhuwa' |
| 3 | tello', lo' | kapeng tello', ka tello' |
| 4 | empa', pa' | kapeng empa', ka empa' |
| 5 | lema', ma' | kapeng lema', ka lema' |
| 6 | ennem, nem | kapeng ennem, ka ennem |
| 7 | petto', to' | kapeng petto', ka petto' |
| 8 | ballu', lu' | kapeng ballu', ka ballu' |
| 9 | sanga', nga' | kapeng sanga', ka sanga' |
| 10 | sapolo | kapeng sapolo, ka sapolo |
| 11 | sabellas | |
| 12 | dhubellas | |
| 13 | tello bellas | |
| 14 | pa' bellas | |
| 15 | lema bellas | |
| 16 | nem bellas | |
| 17 | pettong bellas | |
| 18 | ballung bellas | |
| 19 | sanggang bellas | |
| 20 | dhupolo | |
| 21 | salekor | |
| 22 | dhulekor | |
| 23 | tello lekor | |
| 24 | pa'lekor | |
| 25 | sagame' 3) | |
| 26 | ennem lekor | |
| 27 | pettong lekor | |
| 28 | ballung lekor | |
| 29 | sangang lekor | |
| 30 | tello polo | |
| 31 | tello polo settong | |
| 32 | tello polo huwa' | |
| 33 | tello polo tello' | |
| 34 | tello polo empa' | |
| 35 | tello polo lema' | |
| 36 | tello polo ennem | |
| 37 | tello polo petto' | |
| 38 | tello polo ballu' | |
| 39 | tello polo sanga' | |
| 40 | pa' polo | |
| 50 | sa'iket 3) | |
| 60 | sabidak 3) | |
| 70 | pettong polo | |
| 80 | ballung polo | |
| 90 | sanggang polo | |
| 100 | sa'atos | |
| 200 | dhu atus | |
| 300 | tello ratos | |
| 400 | pa' atos | |
| 500 | lema ratos | |
| 600 | ennem atos | |
| 700 | pettong atos | |
| 800 | ballung atos | |
| 900 | sanggang atos | |
| 1,000 | sa'ebu | |
| 2,000 | dhu ebu | |
| 3,000 | tello ebu | |
| 4,000 | pa'ebu | |
| 5,000 | lema ebu | |
| 6,000 | ennem ebu | |
| 7,000 | pettong ebu | |
| 8,000 | ballung ebu | |
| 9,000 | sanggang ebu | |
| 10,000 | sapolo ebu | |
| 100,000 | saratos ebu, saketthe | |
| 1,000,000 | sajuta |
Madurese numbers supplied by Wolfgang Kuhl
Source: William D. Davies: A Grammar of Madurese. Berlin/New York, 2010.
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