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===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> {{clear}}
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