How to count in Sedang, a member of the Bahnaric branch of the Austroasiatic language family spoken mainly in south central Vietnam, and also in eastern Laos.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | môi | ki môi |
| 2 | péa | ki péa |
| 3 | pái | ki pái |
| 4 | pún | ki pún |
| 5 | pơtám | ki pơtám |
| 6 | tơdróu | ki tơdróu |
| 7 | tơpah | ki tơpah |
| 8 | tơhéam | ki tơhéam |
| 9 | tơchên | ki tơchên |
| 10 | môi chat | ki môi chat |
| 11 | môi chat môi | |
| 12 | môi chat péa | |
| 13 | môi chat pái | |
| 14 | môi chat pún | |
| 15 | môi chat pơtám | |
| 16 | môi chat tơdróu | |
| 17 | môi chat tơpah | |
| 18 | môi chat tơhéam | |
| 19 | môi chat tơchên | |
| 20 | péa chat | |
| 21 | péa chat môi | |
| 22 | péa chat péa | |
| 23 | péa chat pái | |
| 24 | péa chat pún | |
| 25 | péa chat pơtám | |
| 26 | péa chat tơdróu | |
| 27 | péa chat tơpah | |
| 28 | péa chat tơhéam | |
| 29 | péa chat tơchên | |
| 30 | pái chat | |
| 40 | pún chat | |
| 50 | pơtám chat | |
| 60 | tơdróu chat | |
| 70 | tơpah chat | |
| 80 | tơhéam chat | |
| 90 | tơchên chat | |
| 100 | môi hríng | |
| 200 | péa hríng | |
| 300 | pái hríng | |
| 400 | pún hríng | |
| 500 | pơtám hríng | |
| 567 | pơtám hríng tơdróu chat tơpah | |
| 600 | tơdróu hríng | |
| 700 | tơpah hríng | |
| 800 | tơhéam hríng | |
| 900 | tơchên hríng | |
| 1,000 | môi rơpau * | |
| 2,000 | péa rơpau | |
| 3,000 | pái rơpau | |
| 4,000 | pún rơpau | |
| 5,000 | pơtám rơpau | |
| 6,000 | tơdróu rơpau | |
| 7,000 | tơpah rơpau | |
| 8,000 | tơhéam rơpau | |
| 9,000 | tơchên rơpau | |
| 10,000 | môi chat rơpau | |
| 12,935 | môi chat péa rơpau tơchên hríng pái chat pơtám | |
| 1 million | môi rơtuh |
* rơpau (thousand) is a loanword from Chamic language.
Sources: Kenneth D. Smith. Sedang Grammar. Phonological and Syntactic Structure. Pacific Linguistics, Series B – No. 50, page 87. Canberra, Australia – 1979.
Sedang Dictionary with English, Vietnamese, and French glossaries. SIL International – 2012.Appendix 35, Numbering, page 495 (525).
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Sedang | Numbers
Alphabetical index | Language family index
[top]
You can support this site by Buying Me A Coffee, and if you like what you see on this page, you can use the buttons below to share it with people you know.
If you like this site and find it useful, you can support it by making a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or by contributing in other ways. Omniglot is how I make my living.
Note: all links on this site to Amazon.com
[top]
