How to count in Yoruba (Èdè Yorùbá), a member of the Volta-Niger branch of the Niger-Congo language family spoken in Nigeria, Benin, Togo and a number of other countries.
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| Numeral | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | odo | |
| 1 | ení, ọ̀kan | èkíní |
| 2 | èjì | èkejì |
| 3 | ẹ̀ta | ẹkẹta |
| 4 | ẹ̀rin | ẹkẹrin |
| 5 | àrún | èkarùn |
| 6 | ẹ̀fà | ẹkẹfà |
| 7 | èje | èkeje |
| 8 | ẹ̀jọ | ẹkẹjọ |
| 9 | ẹ̀sán | ẹkẹsàn |
| 10 | ẹ̀wá | ẹkẹwà |
| 11 | ọ̀kanlá, oókànlá | kọkanla |
| 12 | èjìlá, eéjìlá | |
| 13 | ẹ̀talá, ẹẹ́talá | kẹtala |
| 14 | ẹ̀rinlá, ẹẹ́rìnlá | kẹrinla |
| 15 | ẹ́ẹdógún | kẹdogun |
| 16 | ẹẹ́rìndílógún | senturi |
| 17 | eétàdílógún | kẹtadilogun |
| 18 | eéjìdílógún | kejidilogun |
| 19 | oókàndílógún | ọgọrun |
| 20 | ogún, okòó | ogún |
| 21 | ọkanlelogun | |
| 22 | ejilelogun | |
| 23 | ẹtalelogun | |
| 24 | ẹrinlelogun | |
| 25 | ẹ́ẹdọ́gbọ̀n | |
| 26 | ẹrindinlọgbọn | |
| 27 | ẹtadinlọgbọn | |
| 28 | ejidinlọgbọn | |
| 29 | ọkandinlọgbọn | |
| 30 | ọgbọ̀n, ọɡbọ̀n ǒ | |
| 31 | ọkanlelọgbọn | |
| 32 | ejilelọgbọn | |
| 33 | ẹtalelọgbọn | |
| 34 | ẹrinlelọgbọn | |
| 35 | arundinlogoji, aárùndílogójì | |
| 36 | ẹrindinlogoji | |
| 37 | ẹtadinlogoji | |
| 38 | ejidinlogoji | |
| 39 | ọkandinlogoji | |
| 40 | ogójì | |
| 50 | àádọ́ta | |
| 60 | ọgọ́ta | |
| 70 | àádọ́rin | |
| 80 | ọgọ́rin | |
| 90 | àádọ́rùn | |
| 100 | ọgọ́rùn | |
| 110 | àádọ́fà | |
| 120 | ọ(gọ́)fà | |
| 130 | àádóje | |
| 140 | o(gó)je | |
| 150 | àádọ́jọ | |
| 160 | ọ(gọ́)jọ | |
| 170 | àádọ́sán | |
| 180 | ọ(gọ́)sàn | |
| 190 | ẹ̀wadilúɡba | |
| 200 | igba, igbéo | |
| 300 | ọ̀ọ́dúrún | |
| 400 | irinwó | |
| 500 | ọ̀ọ́dẹ́gbẹ̀ta | |
| 600 | ẹgbẹ̀ta | |
| 700 | ọ̀ọ́dẹ́gbẹ̀rin | |
| 800 | ẹgbẹ̀rin | |
| 900 | ẹ̀ẹ́dẹ́gbẹ̀rún | |
| 1,000 | ẹgbẹ̀rún | |
| 2,000 | ẹgbẹ̀wá | |
| 3,000 | ẹgbẹ́ẹdógún | |
| 4,000 | ẹgbàajì | |
| 5,000 | ẹgbẹ́ẹdọ́gbọ̀n | |
| 6,000 | ẹgbàáta | |
| 7,000 | ẹ̀ẹ́dẹ́ɡbarin | |
| 8,000 | ẹgbàárin | |
| 9,000 | ẹ̀ẹ́dẹ́ɡbàárùn | |
| 10,000 | ẹgbàárùn | |
| 100,000 | ọkẹ́ marun | |
| 1,000,000 | àádọ́ta ọkẹ́; ẹgbẹ̀ẹgbẹ̀rún |
Hear some numbers in Yorbua:
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Information about numbers in Yoruba
http://www.nairaland.com/1286110/onka-yoruba-numbers-numbering-system
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_numerals
http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/ts/language/number/yoruba.html
http://mylanguages.org/yoruba_numbers.php
https://en.09nt.com/yoruba-numbers-from-1-to-100
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