Sinhala Numerals
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Archaic Sinhala Numerals from Plate III of Abraham Mendis Gunasekera’s ‘A Comprehensive Grammar of Sinhalese Language’ book. These numerals did not have a zero and they also did not have zero concept holder.
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Archaic numerals from ‘Catalogue of Palm leaf manuscripts in the library of Colombo Museum’, Volume I, compiled by W.A. De Silva, published by the Government Printer in 1938
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A day had sixty Sinhala hora or hours. The watch shows thrity horas or hours in Sinhala Illakkam. Even today Sinhala Astrologers convert time of Birth to Sinhala Hora or Hours for casting horoscopes. This watch was owned by the last of king of Kandy.