Language name and locationː Minangkabau, Sumatra, Indonesia [Refer to Ethnologue]

语言名称和分布地区: 米南卡保语, 印度尼西亚苏门答腊岛南部巴东市附近

1. ʔaso / t͡ʃiɛʔ *

21.  dua puluah sa

2. duo

22.  dua puluah duo

3. tiɡo

23.  dua puluah tiɡo

4. ʔampɛʔ

24.  dua puluah ʔampɛʔ

5. limo

25.  dua puluah limo

6. ʔanam

26.  dua puluah ʔanam

7. tud͡ʒuah

27.  dua puluah tud͡ʒuah

8. salapan

28.  dua puluah salapan

9. sambilan

29.  dua puluah sambilan

10. sapuluah

30.  tiɡo puluah

11. sabalɛh  

40.  ʔampɛʔ puluah

12. duo balɛh

50.  limo puluah

13. tiɡo balɛh 

60.  num puluah

14. ʔampɛʔ balɛh 

70.  tud͡ʒuah puluah

15. limo balɛh  

80.  salapan puluah

16. ʔanam balɛh

90.  sambilan puluah

17. tud͡ʒuah balɛh 

100. saratuih

18. salapan balɛh

200. duo ratuih

19. sambilan balɛh 

1000. sa ribu

20. dua puluah

2000. duo ribu 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Gérard Mousay, Missions Etrangères, France.

June 20, 2006.

提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Gérard Mousay, 2006 年 6 月 20 日.

Other comments: Minangkabau has a decimal system similar to that of Malay. There are two forms for number 'one; ʔaso is used in literature and t͡ʃiɛʔ is used oral conversion.
Minangkabau spoken by about 5.5 million speakers of West Sumatra, the western part of Riau, South Aceh Regency, the northern part of Bengkulu and Jambi, also in several cities throughout Indonesia by migrated Minangkabau. The language is also a lingua franca along the western coastal region of the province of North Sumatra, and is even used in parts of Aceh, where the language is called Aneuk Jamee. Due to the huge proximity between Minangkabau and Malay, there is some controversy regarding the relationship between the two. Some see Minangkabau as a early variety of Malay, while others think of Minangkabau as a distinct (Malayic) language.