Editing Sinhala script (section)

==Numerals==
{{Main|Sinhala numerals}}

Sinhala had its numerals ({{lang|si|Sinhala illakkam}}), which were used from prior to the fall of [[Kandyan Kingdom]] in 1815. They  can be seen primarily in Royal documents and artefacts. Sinhala Illakkam did not have a zero, but did have signs for 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 1000.

This system has been replaced by the [[Hindu–Arabic numeral system]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Brigadier (Retd) B. Munasinghe |date=19 September 2004 |title=How ancient Sinhala Brahmi numerals were invented |publisher=[[Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)|Sunday Observer]] |url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2004/09/19/fea29.html  |access-date=21 September 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207073829/http://sundayobserver.lk/2004/09/19/fea29.html |archive-date=7 February 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://unicode.org/mail-arch/unicode-ml/y2006-m12/0127.html |title=Unicode Mail List Archive: Re: Sinhala numerals |publisher=[[Unicode Consortium]] |access-date=21 September 2008}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable letters-black"
|+Sinhala illakkam
|-
|{{letter|note=1|ch= 𑇡 }}
|{{letter|note=2|ch= 𑇢 }}
|{{letter|note=3|ch= 𑇣 }}
|{{letter|note=4|ch= 𑇤 }}
|{{letter|note=5|ch= 𑇥 }}
|{{letter|note=6|ch= 𑇦 }}
|{{letter|note=7|ch= 𑇧 }}
|{{letter|note=8|ch= 𑇨 }}
|{{letter|note=9|ch= 𑇩 }}
|{{letter|note=10|ch= 𑇪 }}
|-
|{{letter|note=20|ch= 𑇫 }}
|{{letter|note=30|ch= 𑇬 }}
|{{letter|note=40|ch= 𑇭 }}
|{{letter|note=50|ch= 𑇮 }}
|{{letter|note=60|ch= 𑇯 }}
|{{letter|note=70|ch= 𑇰 }}
|{{letter|note=80|ch= 𑇱 }}
|{{letter|note=90|ch= 𑇲 }}
|{{letter|note=100|ch= 𑇳 }}
|{{letter|note=1000|ch= 𑇴 }}
|}

===Astrological numbers===
Prior to the fall of Kandyan Kingdom all calculations were carried out using {{lang|si|Sinhala lith illakkam}}. After that event, Sinhala lith illakkam became known as or Sinhala astrological number and were primarily used for writing horoscopes. The tradition of writing degrees and minutes of zodiac signs in lith numbers continued into the 20th century. Unlike the Sinhala illakkam, Sinhala lith illakkam included a 0.

{| class="wikitable letters-black"
|+Sinhala lith illakkam
|-
|{{letter|note=0|ch=෦ }}
|{{letter|note=1|ch=෧ }}
|{{letter|note=2|ch=෨ }}
|{{letter|note=3|ch=෩ }}
|{{letter|note=4|ch= ෪}}
|{{letter|note=5|ch=෫ }}
|{{letter|note=6|ch= ෬ }}
|{{letter|note=7|ch=  ෭ }}
|{{letter|note=8|ch= ෮ }}
|{{letter|note=9|ch= ෯ }}
|}

{| class="wikitable letters-black" style="margin-right: 1em" align=left
|-
|{{letter|note=kunddaliya|ch=෴ }}
|}

Neither the [[Sinhala numerals]] nor the Sinhala punctuation  mark ''kunddaliya'' is in general use today, but some use it in social media, Internet messaging and blogs. The kunddaliya was formerly used as a full stop.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sinhala-online.com/sinhala-digits-number-page.html |title=Old Sinhala Numbers and Digits |publisher=Sinhala Online |author=Roland Russwurm |access-date=23 September 2008 |archive-date=30 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930221515/http://www.sinhala-online.com/sinhala-digits-number-page.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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