How to count in Minangkabau, a Malayic language spoken in Sumatra, Riau, Jambi, Bengkulu and Aceh in Indonesia, and in Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | nol | |
| 1 | ciek | kaciek, kaaso, kasatu, paratamo |
| 2 | duo | kaduo |
| 3 | tigo | katigo |
| 4 | ampek, (ompek) | kaampek |
| 5 | limo | kalimo |
| 6 | anam, (onam) | kaanam |
| 7 | tujuah | katujuah |
| 8 | salapan, lapan | kasalapan |
| 9 | sambilan | kasambilan |
| 10 | sapuluah | kasapuluah |
| 11 | sabaleh, (saboleh) | kasabaleh |
| 12 | duo baleh, (duo boleh) | kaduo baleh |
| 13 | tigo baleh, (tigo boleh) | katigo baleh |
| 14 | ampek baleh, (ompek boleh) | kaampek baleh |
| 15 | limo baleh, (limo boleh) | kalimo baleh |
| 16 | anam baleh, (onam boleh) | kaanam baleh |
| 17 | tujuah baleh, (tujuah boleh) | katujuah baleh |
| 18 | salapan baleh, (salapan boleh) | kasalapan baleh |
| 19 | sambilan baleh, (sambilan boleh) | kasambilan baleh |
| 20 | duo puluah | kaduo puluah |
| 21 | duo puluah satu | kaduo puluah satu |
| 22 | duo puluah duo | kaduo puluah duo |
| 23 | duo puluah tigo | kaduo puluah tigo |
| 24 | duo puluah ampek | kaduo puluah ampek |
| 25 | duo puluah limo | kaduo puluah limo |
| 26 | duo puluah anam | kaduo puluah anam |
| 27 | duo puluah tujuah | kaduo puluah tujuah |
| 28 | duo puluah salapan | kaduo puluah salapan |
| 29 | duo puluah sambilan | kaduo puluah sambilan |
| 30 | tigo puluah | katigo puluah |
| 31 | tigo puluah satu | katigo puluah satu |
| 40 | ampek puluah | kaampek puluah |
| 41 | ampek puluah satu | kaampek puluah satu |
| 50 | limo puluah | kalimo puluah |
| 60 | anam puluah | kaanam puluah |
| 70 | tujuah puluah | katujuah puluah |
| 80 | salapan puluah | kasalapan puluah |
| 90 | sambilan puluah | kasambilan puluah |
| 100 | saratuih, (satuih) | kasaratuih satu |
| 101 | saratuih satu, (satuih satu) | kasaratuih satu |
| 105 | saratuih limo, (satuih limo) | kasaratuih limo |
| 110 | saratuih sapuluah | kasaratuih sapuluah |
| 120 | saratuih duo puluah | kasaratuih duo puluah |
| 130 | saratuih tigo puluah | kasaratuih tigo puluah |
| 140 | saratuih ampek puluah | kasaratuih ampek puluah |
| 150 | saratuih limo puluah | kasaratuih limo puluah |
| 160 | saratuih anam puluah | kasaratuih anam puluah |
| 170 | saratuih tujuab puluah | kasaratuih tujuah puluah |
| 180 | saratuih salapan puluah | kasaratuih salapan puluah |
| 190 | saratuih sambilan puluah | kasaratuih sambilan puluah |
| 200 | duo ratuih, (duo atuih) | kaduo ratuih |
| 202 | duo ratuih duo, (duo atuih duo) | kaduo ratuih duo |
| 300 | tigo ratuih, (tigo atuih) | katigo ratuih |
| 400 | ampek ratuih, (ampek atuih) | kaampek ratuih |
| 500 | limo ratuih, (limo atuih) | kalimo ratuih |
| 600 | anam ratuih, (anam atuih) | kaanam ratuih |
| 700 | tujuah ratuih, (tujuah atuih) | katujuah ratuih |
| 800 | salapan ratuih, (sapalan atuih) | kasalapan ratuih |
| 900 | sambilan ratuih, (sambilan atuih) | kasambilan ratuih |
| 1,000 | saribu | kasaribu |
| 2,000 | duo ribu | kaduo ribu |
| 3,000 | tigo ribu | katigo ribu |
| 4,000 | ampek ribu | kaampek ribu |
| 5,000 | limo ribu | kalimo ribu |
| 6,000 | anam ribu | kaanam ribu |
| 7,000 | tujuah ribu | katujuah ribu |
| 8,000 | salapan ribu | kasalapan ribu |
| 9,000 | sambilan ribu | kasambilan ribu |
| 10,000 | sapuluah ribu, laso | kasapuluah ribu |
| 100,000 | saratuih ribu, saratuih laso | kasaratuih ribu |
| 1,000,000 | sajuta, juta, juto | kasajuta |
| 1,000,000,000 | samilyar | kasamilyar |
| 2,000,000,000 | duo milyar | kaduo milyar |
| 1/2 | sapaduo, satangah, saparo | |
| 1/3 | sapatigo | |
| 2/3 | duo patigo | |
| 1/4 | saparampek | |
| 2/3 | duo patigo | |
| 3/5 | tigo palimo | |
| 5/6 | limo paranam |
More information about Minangkabau numbers (PDF)
Sources:
Rusmidar Reibaud: Parlons Minangkabau. Langue, littérature et culture de la société matrilinéaire de Sumatra – Indonésie, 2004.
Х.М. Зарбалиев: Язык Минангкабау. Языки народов Азии и Африки. Академия наук СССР. Москва – 1987.
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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