How to count in Esan (Ẹ̀sán), an Edoid language spoken in the east of Edo State in southern Nigeria.
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| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | ọ̀kpá, ọo |
| 2 | eva |
| 3 | ea |
| 4 | enẹn |
| 5 | isẹn |
| 6 | ehen |
| 7 | ihinlọn |
| 8 | elẹnlẹn |
| 9 | isinlin |
| 10 | igbe |
| 11 | ugbolọo |
| 12 | igbeva |
| 13 | igbelea |
| 14 | igbenẹn |
| 15 | isẹn-yan-igbe |
| 16 | ehan-yan-igbe |
| 17 | ihinlọn-yan-igbe |
| 18 | elẹnlẹn-yan-igbe |
| 19 | isinlin-yan-igbe |
| 20 | ujie |
| 21 | ọkpa-yan-ujie |
| 22 | eva-yan-ujie |
| 23 | ea-yan-ujie |
| 24 | enẹn-yan-ujie |
| 25 | isẹn-yan-ujie |
| 26 | ehen-yan-ujie |
| 27 | ihinlọn-yan-ujie |
| 28 | elẹnlẹn-yan-ujie |
| 29 | isinlin-yan-ujie |
| 30 | ọgban |
| 40 | egbọeva |
| 50 | igbe-yan-egbọeva |
| 60 | iyeha, egbọea, egbọlọ ea |
| 70 | igbe-yan-iyeha, ikigbesiyenẹ |
| 80 | iyenẹn, egbọ enẹn, egbọlọ enẹn |
| 90 | igbe-yan-iyenẹn, ikigbesiyiẹn |
| iyisẹn, egbọisẹn |
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Information about numbers in Esan
https://www.learningesan.com/learn/counting
Information about Esan | Numbers
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