How to count in Jawaese
Enter a number and get it written in full in Jawaese.
Language overview
Jawaese is a fictional language that belongs to the Star Wars universe. It is spoken by the Jawas of the planet Tatooine. This language has been created by Ben Burtt, sound designer for the Star Wars movies, and is inspired by the sounds of the Zulu language.
Due to lack of data, we can only count accurately up to 10 in Jawaese. Please contact us if you can help us counting up from that limit.
Jawaese numbering rules
- Digits from one to nine are specific words, with the exception of seven which does not exist in the Jawaese arithmetics: po [1], ko [2], kyo [3], yo [4], dyo [5], lyo [6], ho [8], and to [9].
- The only documented ten is kisewa [10].
- Three powers of ten are also known: gakisewa [100], hakisewa [1,000], and jo jo muma [one hundred million].
Books
Dark Lens
by Cédric Delsaux, editors Xavier Barral (2011)
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Galactic Phrase Book and Travel Guide
by Ben Burtt, editors Del Rey (2001)
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A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
by Bill Slavicsek, editors LucasBooks (2000)
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Dark Lens
by Cédric Delsaux, editors Xavier Barral (2011)
[ Amazon.com]
Numbers list
| 1 – po 2 – ko 3 – kyo 4 – yo 5 – dyo 6 – lyo 8 – ho 9 – to 10 – kisewa | 100 – gakisewa 1,000 – hakisewa one hundred million – jo jo muma |
Sources
Star Wars languages
Bocce, Ewokese, Gunganese, Huttese, Jawaese, Mandalorian, Neimoidian, and Shyriiwook.
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