The Number System of Malagasy

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The Number System of Malagasy

This page is based on Madagasukaru-go (written in Japanese), Les Chiffres en Malgache, and Voyage linguistique autour de l'Ile Rouge.

The number system of Malagasy is interesting because smaller units are always put before larger units.

Number	Reading	Meaning
0	haotra	0
1	iray	1
2	roa	2
3	telo	3
4	efatra	4
5	dimy	5
6	enina	6
7	fito	7
8	valo	8
9	sivy	9
10	folo	10
11	iraika ambin'ny folo	1^* and 10
12	roa ambin'ny folo	2 and 10
13	telo ambin'ny folo	3 and 10
14	efatra ambin'ny folo	4 and 10
15	dimy ambin'ny folo	5 and 10
16	enina ambin'ny folo	6 and 10
17	fito ambin'ny folo	7 and 10
18	valo ambin'ny folo	8 and 10
19	sivy ambin'ny folo	9 and 10
20	roapolo	2 × 10^*
21	iraika amby roapolo	1^* and (2 × 10^*)
22	roa amby roapolo	2 and (2 × 10^*)
23	telo amby roapolo	3 and (2 × 10^*)
24	efatra amby roapolo	4 and (2 × 10^*)
25	dimy amby roapolo	5 and (2 × 10^*)
26	enina amby roapolo	6 and (2 × 10^*)
27	fito amby roapolo	7 and (2 × 10^*)
28	valo amby roapolo	8 and (2 × 10^*)
29	sivy amby roapolo	9 and (2 × 10^*)
30	telopolo	3 × 10^*
31	iraika amby telopolo	1^* and (3 × 10^*)
32	roa amby telopolo	2 and (3 × 10^*)
33	telo amby telopolo	3 and (3 × 10^*)
34	efatra amby telopolo	4 and (3 × 10^*)
35	dimy amby telopolo	5 and (3 × 10^*)
36	enina amby telopolo	6 and (3 × 10^*)
37	fito amby telopolo	7 and (3 × 10^*)
38	valo amby telopolo	8 and (3 × 10^*)
39	sivy amby telopolo	9 and (3 × 10^*)
40	efapolo	4^* × 10^*
41	iraika amby efapolo	1^* and (4^* × 10^*)
42	roa amby efapolo	2 and (4^* × 10^*)
43	telo amby efapolo	3 and (4^* × 10^*)
44	efatra amby efapolo	4 and (4^* × 10^*)
45	dimy amby efapolo	5 and (4^* × 10^*)
46	enina amby efapolo	6 and (4^* × 10^*)
47	fito amby efapolo	7 and (4^* × 10^*)
48	valo amby efapolo	8 and (4^* × 10^*)
49	sivy amby efapolo	9 and (4^* × 10^*)
50	dimampolo	5^* × 10^*
51	iraika amby dimampolo	1^* and (5^* × 10^*)
52	roa amby dimampolo	2 and (5^* × 10^*)
53	telo amby dimampolo	3 and (5^* × 10^*)
54	efatra amby dimampolo	4 and (5^* × 10^*)
55	dimy amby dimampolo	5 and (5^* × 10^*)
56	enina amby dimampolo	6 and (5^* × 10^*)
57	fito amby dimampolo	7 and (5^* × 10^*)
58	valo amby dimampolo	8 and (5^* × 10^*)
59	sivy amby dimampolo	9 and (5^* × 10^*)
60	enimpolo	6^* × 10^*
61	iraika amby enimpolo	1^* and (6^* × 10^*)
62	roa amby enimpolo	2 and (6^* × 10^*)
63	telo amby enimpolo	3 and (6^* × 10^*)
64	efatra amby enimpolo	4 and (6^* × 10^*)
65	dimy amby enimpolo	5 and (6^* × 10^*)
66	enina amby enimpolo	6 and (6^* × 10^*)
67	fito amby enimpolo	7 and (6^* × 10^*)
68	valo amby enimpolo	8 and (6^* × 10^*)
69	sivy amby enimpolo	9 and (6^* × 10^*)
70	fitopolo	7 × 10^*
71	iraika amby fitopolo	1^* and (7 × 10^*)
72	roa amby fitopolo	2 and (7 × 10^*)
73	telo amby fitopolo	3 and (7 × 10^*)
74	efatra amby fitopolo	4 and (7 × 10^*)
75	dimy amby fitopolo	5 and (7 × 10^*)
76	enina amby fitopolo	6 and (7 × 10^*)
77	fito amby fitopolo	7 and (7 × 10^*)
78	valo amby fitopolo	8 and (7 × 10^*)
79	sivy amby fitopolo	9 and (7 × 10^*)
80	valopolo	8 × 10^*
81	iraika amby valopolo	1^* and (8 × 10^*)
82	roa amby valopolo	2 and (8 × 10^*)
83	telo amby valopolo	3 and (8 × 10^*)
84	efatra amby valopolo	4 and (8 × 10^*)
85	dimy amby valopolo	5 and (8 × 10^*)
86	enina amby valopolo	6 and (8 × 10^*)
87	fito amby valopolo	7 and (8 × 10^*)
88	valo amby valopolo	8 and (8 × 10^*)
89	sivy amby valopolo	9 and (8 × 10^*)
90	sivifolo	9^* × 10
91	iraika amby sivifolo	1^* and (9^* × 10)
92	roa amby sivifolo	2 and (9^* × 10)
93	telo amby sivifolo	3 and (9^* × 10)
94	efatra amby sivifolo	4 and (9^* × 10)
95	dimy amby sivifolo	5 and (9^* × 10)
96	enina amby sivifolo	6 and (9^* × 10)
97	fito amby sivifolo	7 and (9^* × 10)
98	valo amby sivifolo	8 and (9^* × 10)
99	sivy amby sivifolo	9 and (9^* × 10)
100	zato	100

* Different form

Note:

Number	Reading	Meaning
100	zato	100
200	roanjato	2 × 100^*
300	telonjato	3 × 100^*
400	efajato	4^* × 100^*
500	dimanjato	5^* × 100^*
600	eninjato	6^* × 100^*
700	fitonjato	7 × 100^*
800	valonjato	8 × 100^*
900	sivinjato	9^* × 100^*
1000	arivo	1000
10000	alina	10000
100000	hetsy	100000
1000000	tapitrisa	1000000

Smaller units are put before larger units. The number 123456 is read as follows:

enina

amby

dimampolo

efajato

telo

arivo

roa

alina

hetsy

and

(5^* × 10^*)

and

(4^* × 100^*)

and

1000)

and

10000)

and

100000

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