Sundanese numerals explained

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, i.e. the writing is directed to the right, only there is a difference in terms of marking, namely that the writing of numbers in Sundanese script must use a pipe sign (|), because some forms of Sundanese numerals are similar to consonant letters (ngalagéna), it is feared that ambiguity will occur.^[1]

Example: || = 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

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:

Unit! colspan="4"
Symbol		Written				Symbol		Written
Teens
Wilangan	Arabic numerals	Sundanese script		Latin alphabet		Wilangan	Arabic numerals	Sundanese script	Latin alphabet
	0			enol		-	-	-	-
	1			hiji			11		sabelas
	2			dua			12		dua belas
	3			tilu			13		tilu belas
	4			opat			14		opat belas
	5			lima			15		lima belas
	6			genep			16		genep belas
	7			tujuh			17		tujuh belas
	8			dalapan			18		dalapan belas
	9			salapan			19		salapan belas
Tweens						Tens
Symbol		Written				Symbol		Written
Wilangan	Arabic numerals	Sundanese script		Latin alphabet		Wilangan	Arabic numerals	Sundanese script	Latin alphabet
		Sundanese script		Native Sundanese	Lilikuran
		Native Sundanese	Lilikuran	Native Sundanese	Lilikuran
	21			dua puluh hiji	salikur		10		sapuluh
	22			dua puluh dua	dua likur		20		dua puluh
	23			dua puluh tilu	tilu likur		30		tilu puluh
	24			dua puluh opat	opat likur		40		opat puluh/saraju
	25			dua puluh lima	lima likur/salawé		50	/	lima puluh/sékat
	26			dua puluh genep	genep likur		60		genep puluh/sawidak
	27			dua puluh tujuh	tujuh likur		70		tujuh puluh
	27			dua puluh tujuh	tujuh likur		75	/	tujuh puluh lima/lebak satus
	28			dua puluh dalapan	dalapan likur		80		dalapan puluh
	29			dua puluh salapan	salapan likur		90		salapan puluh

Hundreds

100 – || – saratus
175 – || – saratus tujuh puluh lima/lebak satak
200 – || – dua ratus
300 – || – tilu ratus
375 – || – tilu ratus tujuh puluh lima/lebak samas
400 – || – opat ratus, samas
500 – || – lima ratus
600 – || – genep ratus
705 – || – tujuh ratus lima
800 – || – dalapan ratus/domas
820 – || – dalapan ratus dua puluh
999 – || – salapan ratus salapan puluh salapan

Thousands

1.000 – || – sarébu
2.000 – || – dua rébu
3.007 – || – tilu rébu tujuh
4.010 – || – opat rébu sapuluh
5.500 – || – lima rébu lima ratus
6.708 – || – genep rébu tujuh ratus dalapan
7.880 – || – tujuh rébu dalapan ratus dalapan puluh
9.999 – || – salapan rébu salapan ratus salapan puluh salapan

Tens of thousands

10.000 – || – sapuluh rébu/salaksa
15.000 – || – lima belas rébu/limalas rébu
25.000 – || – dua puluh lima rébu/salawé rébu
50.000 – || – lima puluh rébu
99.999 – || – salapan puluh salapan rébu salapan ratus salapan puluh salapan

Hundreds of thousands

100.000 – || – saratus rébu/saketi
500.000 – || – lima ratus rébu
725.160 – || – tujuh ratus dua puluh lima rébu saratus genep puluh
999.999 – || – salapan ratus salapan puluh salapan rébu salapan ratus salapan puluh salapan

Millions

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

References

Web site: FORM OF KAGANGA. 20 June 2021. amadi.unpad.ac.id.

Bibliography

Book: Baidillah, Idin . 2008. Direktori Aksara Sunda untuk Unicode. Bandung. Pemerintah Provinsi Jabar; Dinas Pendidikan Provinsi Jabar. id.
Book: Jan Grashuis, Gerhardus. 1874. Soendaneesch leesboek. Leiden. A.W. Sijthoff. 82–87. nl. 8974063. 23543722M.