Javanese Numbers

 

Javanese Numbers

Javanese Numbers has a decimal numeral system with distinct words for the ‘tweens’ from 21 to 29 called likuran. The basic numerals 1–10 have independent and combining forms. Then latter derived via a suffix -ng. The combining forms are used to form the tens, hundreds, thousands, and millions. The numerals 1–5 and 10 have distinct high-register (halus, or in Javanese krama) and low register (ngoko) forms. The halus forms are listed below in italics. (Dasa 10 is derived from Sanskrit daśa.) Like English, Javanese has compound forms for the teens. However it also has a series of compound ‘tweens’ 21–29. The teens are based on a root -(wə)las, the tweens on -likur. And the tens are formed by the combining forms. Hyphens are not used in the orthography but have been added to the table below to clarify their derivation.

 

Javanese Numbers

Numeral   ngoko (low) kråmå (high)
1 ꦧꦁ  siji setunggal
2 ꦪꦺꦴꦤ꧀ loro kalih
3 ꦥꦶꦫꦁ telu tigå
4 ꦥꦿꦶꦭꦸꦂ papat sekawan
5 ꦩꦺꦴ limå gangsal
6 ꦮꦶꦗꦁ enem  
7 ꦲꦱ꧀ꦏꦫꦏꦁ pitu  
8 ꧈ꦩꦸꦭꦶꦱ꧀ wolu  
9 ꧈ꦭꦸꦫꦏ꧀ sångå  
10 ꦲꦶꦁ sepuluh sedåså
11 ꦲꦗꦸꦭꦸꦂ sewelas setunggal welas
12 ꦯꦺꦴꦭ꧀ rolas kalih welas
13 ꦥ꦳꧀ꦧꦸꦭꦸꦂ telulas tigang welas
14 ꦥꦶꦩ꧀ꦧꦸꦭꦸꦂ patbelas sekawan welas
15 ꦲꦸꦭꦸꦩꦺꦴ limålas gangsal welas
16 ꦲꦸꦮꦶꦭꦸꦂ nembelas  
17 ꦏꦴꦪꦺꦴꦤ꧀ pitulas  
18 ꧈ꦩꦺꦴꦫꦁ wolulas  
19 ꧈ꦭꦴꦏ꧀ꦪꦺꦴꦤ꧀ sångålas  
20 ꦫꦸꦫꦸꦫꦸꦫꦸ rongpuluh kalih dasa
21 ꦫꦸꦫꦺꦴꦤ꧀ selikur setunggal likur
22 ꦫꦸꦥꦶꦫꦁ rolikur kalih likur
23 ꦫꦸꦥꦿꦶꦭꦸꦂ telulikur tigang likur
24 ꦫꦸꦩꦺꦴ patlikur sekawan likur
25 ꦫꦸꦮꦶꦗꦁ selawé selangkung
26 ꦫꦸꦲꦱ꧀ꦏꦫꦏꦁ nemlikur  
27 ꦫꦸ꧈ꦩꦸꦭꦶꦱ꧀ pitulikur  
28 ꦫꦸ꧈ꦭꦸꦫꦏ꧀ wolulikur  
29 ꦫꦸ꧈ꦭꦴꦏ꧀ꦪꦺꦴꦤ꧀ sångålikur  
30 ꦫꦸꦲꦸꦭꦸꦩꦺꦴ telung puluh tigang dåså
40 ꦫꦸꦫꦸꦫꦸꦫꦸ patang puluh sekawan dåså
50   sèket  
60   suwidak  
70   pitung puluh  
80   wolung puluh  
90   sangang puluh  
100   satus setunggal atus
200   rung atus kalih atus
300   telung atus tigang atus
400   patang atus sekawan atus
500   limang atus gangsal atus
600   enem atus  
700   pitung atus  
800   wolung atus  
900   sangang atus  
1,000   sèwu setunggal èwu
2,000   rong èwu kalih èwu
1,000,000   sak yutå setunggal yutå
2,000,000   rong yutå kalih yutå

For the multiples of 100, you would use the prefix “saratus” (ꦲꦺꦴꦏꦭ꧀) followed by the corresponding numeral. For example:

  1. ꦲꦺꦴꦏꦭ꧀ ꦪꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (saratus loro)
  2. ꦲꦺꦴꦏꦭ꧀ ꦥꦶꦫꦁ (saratus telu)

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