Sundanese numerals

Summary

Sundanese numerals (Sundanese language: Wilangan) is a number system used by Sundanese people and contains a sequence of 10 digits ( ) in Sundanese script. The Wilangan writing system is the same as in Arabic numerals,[1] i.e. the writing is directed to the right,[1] only there is a difference in terms of marking, namely that the writing of numbers in Sundanese script must use a pipe sign ( | ),[1] because some forms of Sundanese numerals are similar to consonant letters (ᮍᮜᮌᮦᮔ ngalagéna), it is feared that ambiguity will occur.[2][1]

Example: |pra=pra=pra=pra=| = 2020

However, because the writing system that is more often used in Sundanese is the Latin alphabet, it is more common to write numbers in Sundanese using Arabic numerals and the use of numbers in Sundanese script is optional.

Basic numbering in Sundanese edit

Some numbers in Sundanese have more than one different way of pronouncing the number, for example in the tweens, the way of pronouncing the numbers 21–29 can also use lilikuran.

Examples of Writing and Mentioning:[3][4]

Unit Teens
Symbol Written Symbol Written
Wilangan Arabic numerals Sundanese script Latin alphabet Wilangan Arabic numerals Sundanese script Latin alphabet
0 ᮈᮔᮧᮜ᮪ enol - - - -
1 ᮠᮤᮏᮤ hiji ᮱᮱ 11 ᮞᮘᮨᮜᮞ᮪ sabelas
2 ᮓᮥᮃ dua ᮱᮲ 12 ᮓᮥᮃ ᮘᮨᮜᮞ᮪ dua belas
3 ᮒᮤᮜᮥ tilu ᮱᮳ 13 ᮒᮤᮜᮥ ᮘᮨᮜᮞ᮪ tilu belas
4 ᮇᮕᮒ᮪ opat ᮱᮴ 14 ᮇᮕᮒ᮪ ᮘᮨᮜᮞ᮪ opat belas
5 ᮜᮤᮙ lima ᮱᮵ 15 ᮜᮤᮙ ᮘᮨᮜᮞ᮪ lima belas
6 ᮌᮨᮔᮨᮕ᮪ genep ᮱᮶ 16 ᮌᮨᮔᮨᮕ᮪ ᮘᮨᮜᮞ᮪ genep belas
7 ᮒᮥᮏᮥᮂ tujuh ᮱᮷ 17 ᮒᮥᮏᮥᮂ ᮘᮨᮜᮞ᮪ tujuh belas
8 ᮓᮜᮕᮔ᮪ dalapan ᮱᮹ 18 ᮓᮜᮕᮔ᮪ ᮘᮨᮜᮞ᮪ dalapan belas
9 ᮞᮜᮕᮔ᮪ salapan ᮱᮹ 19 ᮞᮜᮕᮔ᮪ ᮘᮨᮜᮞ᮪ salapan belas
Tweens Tens
Symbol Written Symbol Written
Wilangan Arabic numerals Sundanese script Latin alphabet Wilangan Arabic numerals Sundanese script Latin alphabet
Native Sundanese Lilikuran
Native Sundanese Lilikuran
᮲᮱ 21 ᮓᮥᮃ ᮕᮥᮜᮥᮂ ᮠᮤᮏᮤ ᮞᮜᮤᮊᮥᮁ dua puluh hiji salikur ᮱᮰ 10 ᮞᮕᮥᮜᮥᮂ sapuluh
᮲᮲ 22 ᮓᮥᮃ ᮕᮥᮜᮥᮂ ᮓᮥᮃ ᮓᮥᮃ ᮜᮤᮊᮥᮁ dua puluh dua dua likur ᮲᮰ 20 ᮓᮥᮃᮕᮥᮜᮥᮂ dua puluh
᮲᮳ 23 ᮓᮥᮃ ᮕᮥᮜᮥᮂ ᮒᮤᮜᮥ ᮒᮤᮜᮥ ᮜᮤᮊᮥᮁ dua puluh tilu tilu likur ᮳᮰ 30 ᮒᮤᮜᮥᮕᮥᮜᮥᮂ tilu puluh
᮲᮴ 24 ᮓᮥᮃ ᮕᮥᮜᮥᮂ ᮇᮕᮒ᮪ ᮇᮕᮒ᮪ ᮜᮤᮊᮥᮁ dua puluh opat opat likur ᮴᮰ 40 ᮇᮕᮒ᮪ᮕᮥᮜᮥᮂ/ᮞᮛᮏᮥ opat puluh/saraju
᮲᮵ 25 ᮓᮥᮃ ᮕᮥᮜᮥᮂ ᮜᮤᮙ ᮜᮤᮙ ᮜᮤᮊᮥᮁ/ᮞᮜᮦᮝ dua puluh lima lima likur/salawé ᮵᮰ 50 ᮜᮤᮙᮕᮥᮜᮅᮂ/ᮞᮦᮊᮒ᮪ lima puluh/sékat
᮲᮶ 26 ᮓᮥᮃ ᮕᮥᮜᮥᮂ ᮌᮨᮔᮨᮕ᮪ ᮌᮨᮔᮨᮕ᮪ ᮜᮤᮊᮥᮁ dua puluh genep genep likur ᮶᮰ 60 ᮌᮨᮔᮨᮕ᮪ᮕᮥᮜᮥᮂ/ᮞᮝᮤᮓᮊ᮪ genep puluh/sawidak
᮲᮷ 27 ᮓᮥᮃ ᮕᮥᮜᮥᮂ ᮒᮥᮏᮥᮂ ᮒᮥᮏᮥᮂ ᮜᮄᮊᮥᮁ dua puluh tujuh tujuh likur ᮷᮰ 70 ᮒᮥᮏᮥᮂᮕᮥᮜᮥᮂ tujuh puluh
᮷᮵ 75 ᮒᮥᮏᮥᮂ ᮕᮥᮜᮥᮂ ᮜᮤᮙ/ᮜᮨᮘᮊ᮪ ᮞᮒᮥᮞ᮪ tujuh puluh lima/lebak satus
᮲᮸ 28 ᮓᮥᮃ ᮕᮥᮜᮥᮂ ᮓᮜᮕᮔ᮪ ᮓᮜᮕᮔ᮪ ᮜᮄᮊᮥᮁ dua puluh dalapan dalapan likur ᮸᮰ 80 ᮓᮜᮕᮔ᮪ᮕᮥᮜᮥᮂ dalapan puluh
᮲᮹ 29 ᮓᮥᮃ ᮕᮥᮜᮥᮂ ᮞᮜᮕᮔ᮪ ᮞᮜᮕᮔ᮪ ᮜᮤᮊᮥᮁ dua puluh salapan salapan likur ᮹᮰ 90 ᮞᮜᮕᮔ᮪ᮕᮥᮜᮥᮂ salapan puluh

Hundreds edit

  • 100 – |᮱᮰᮰| – saratus
  • 175 – |᮸᮲᮰| – saratus tujuh puluh lima/lebak satak
  • 200 – |᮲᮰᮰| – dua ratus
  • 300 – |᮳᮰᮰| – tilu ratus
  • 375 – |᮳᮷᮵| – tilu ratus tujuh puluh lima/lebak samas
  • 400 – |᮴᮰᮰| – opat ratus, samas
  • 500 – |᮵᮰᮰| – lima ratus
  • 600 – |᮶᮰᮰| – genep ratus
  • 705 – |᮷᮰᮵| – tujuh ratus lima
  • 800 – |᮸᮰᮰| – dalapan ratus/domas
  • 820 – |᮸᮲᮰| – dalapan ratus dua puluh
  • 999 – |᮹᮹᮹| – salapan ratus salapan puluh salapan

Thousands edit

  • 1.000 – |᮳᮰᮰᮰| – sarébu
  • 2.000 – |᮲᮰᮰᮰| – dua rébu
  • 3.007 – |᮳᮰᮰᮷| – tilu rébu tujuh
  • 4.010 – |᮴᮰᮱᮰| – opat rébu sapuluh
  • 5.500 – |᮵᮵᮰᮰| – lima rébu lima ratus
  • 6.708 – |᮶᮷᮰᮸| – genep rébu tujuh ratus dalapan
  • 7.880 – |᮷᮸᮸᮰| – tujuh rébu dalapan ratus dalapan puluh
  • 9.999 – |᮹᮹᮹᮹| – salapan rébu salapan ratus salapan puluh salapan

Tens of thousands edit

  • 10.000 – |᮱᮰᮰᮰᮰| – sapuluh rébu/salaksa
  • 15.000 – |᮱᮵᮰᮰᮰| – lima belas rébu/limalas rébu
  • 25.000 – |᮲᮵᮰᮰᮰| – dua puluh lima rébu/salawé rébu
  • 50.000 – |᮵᮰᮰᮰᮰| – lima puluh rébu
  • 99.999 – |᮹᮹᮹᮹᮹| – salapan puluh salapan rébu salapan ratus salapan puluh salapan

Hundreds of thousands edit

  • 100.000 – |᮱᮰᮰᮰᮰᮰| – saratus rébu/saketi
  • 500.000 – |᮵᮰᮰᮰᮰᮰| – lima ratus rébu
  • 725.160 – |᮷᮲᮵᮱᮶᮰| – tujuh ratus dua puluh lima rébu saratus genep puluh
  • 999.999 – |᮹᮹᮹᮹᮹᮹| – salapan ratus salapan puluh salapan rébu salapan ratus salapan puluh salapan

Millions edit

  • 1.000.000 – |᮱᮰᮰᮰᮰᮰᮰| – sayuta/sapuluh keti
  • 5.000.000 – |᮵᮰᮰᮰᮰᮰᮰| – lima yuta
  • 6.486.417 – |᮶᮴᮸᮶᮴᮱᮷| – genep yuta opat ratus dalapan puluh genep rébu opat ratus tujuh belas
  • 9.999.999 – |᮹᮹᮹᮹᮹᮹᮹| – salapan juta salapan ratus salapan puluh salapan rébu salapan ratus salapan puluh salapan

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Baidillah 2008, pp. 71.
  2. ^ "FORM OF KAGANGA". amadi.unpad.ac.id. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ^ Baidillah 2008, pp. 74.
  4. ^ Jan Grashuis 1874, pp. 82.

Bibliography edit

  • Baidillah, Idin (2008). Direktori Aksara Sunda untuk Unicode (PDF) (in Indonesian). Bandung: Pemerintah Provinsi Jabar; Dinas Pendidikan Provinsi Jabar.
  • Jan Grashuis, Gerhardus (1874). Soendaneesch leesboek (in Dutch). Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff. pp. 82–87. OCLC 8974063. OL 23543722M.

External links edit

  • How to say Numbers in Sundanese – Tutorial
  • Kamus Bahasa Sunda Archived 2014-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
  • Konverter Huruf Latin – Aksara Sunda
  • Sundanese-Indonesian Translator
  • (47,7M) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia – Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa Depdikbud