The Number System of Igbo

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The Number System of Igbo

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Number	Reading	Meaning
0	?	-
1	otu	1
2	abu.a	2
3	ato.	3
4	ano.	4
5	ise	5
6	isii	6
7	asaa	7
8	asato.	8
9	iteghete	9
10	iri	10
11	iri na otu	10 and 1
12	iri na abu.a	10 and 2
13	iri na ato.	10 and 3
14	iri na ano.	10 and 4
15	iri na ise	10 and 5
16	iri na isii	10 and 6
17	iri na asaa	10 and 7
18	iri na asato.	10 and 8
19	iri na iteghete	10 and 9
20	iri abu.a	10 × 2
21	iri abu.a na otu	(10 × 2) and 1
22	iri abu.a na abu.a	(10 × 2) and 2
23	iri abu.a na ato.	(10 × 2) and 3
24	iri abu.a na ano.	(10 × 2) and 4
25	iri abu.a na ise	(10 × 2) and 5
26	iri abu.a na isii	(10 × 2) and 6
27	iri abu.a na asaa	(10 × 2) and 7
28	iri abu.a na asato.	(10 × 2) and 8
29	iri abu.a na iteghete	(10 × 2) and 9
30	iri ato.	10 × 3
31	iri ato. na otu	(10 × 3) and 1
32	iri ato. na abu.a	(10 × 3) and 2
33	iri ato. na ato.	(10 × 3) and 3
34	iri ato. na ano.	(10 × 3) and 4
35	iri ato. na ise	(10 × 3) and 5
36	iri ato. na isii	(10 × 3) and 6
37	iri ato. na asaa	(10 × 3) and 7
38	iri ato. na asato.	(10 × 3) and 8
39	iri ato. na iteghete	(10 × 3) and 9
40	iri ano.	10 × 4
41	iri ano. na otu	(10 × 4) and 1
42	iri ano. na abu.a	(10 × 4) and 2
43	iri ano. na ato.	(10 × 4) and 3
44	iri ano. na ano.	(10 × 4) and 4
45	iri ano. na ise	(10 × 4) and 5
46	iri ano. na isii	(10 × 4) and 6
47	iri ano. na asaa	(10 × 4) and 7
48	iri ano. na asato.	(10 × 4) and 8
49	iri ano. na iteghete	(10 × 4) and 9
50	iri ise	10 × 5
51	iri ise na otu	(10 × 5) and 1
52	iri ise na abu.a	(10 × 5) and 2
53	iri ise na ato.	(10 × 5) and 3
54	iri ise na ano.	(10 × 5) and 4
55	iri ise na ise	(10 × 5) and 5
56	iri ise na isii	(10 × 5) and 6
57	iri ise na asaa	(10 × 5) and 7
58	iri ise na asato.	(10 × 5) and 8
59	iri ise na iteghete	(10 × 5) and 9
60	iri isii	10 × 6
61	iri isii na otu	(10 × 6) and 1
62	iri isii na abu.a	(10 × 6) and 2
63	iri isii na ato.	(10 × 6) and 3
64	iri isii na ano.	(10 × 6) and 4
65	iri isii na ise	(10 × 6) and 5
66	iri isii na isii	(10 × 6) and 6
67	iri isii na asaa	(10 × 6) and 7
68	iri isii na asato.	(10 × 6) and 8
69	iri isii na iteghete	(10 × 6) and 9
70	iri asaa	10 × 7
71	iri asaa na otu	(10 × 7) and 1
72	iri asaa na abu.a	(10 × 7) and 2
73	iri asaa na ato.	(10 × 7) and 3
74	iri asaa na ano.	(10 × 7) and 4
75	iri asaa na ise	(10 × 7) and 5
76	iri asaa na isii	(10 × 7) and 6
77	iri asaa na asaa	(10 × 7) and 7
78	iri asaa na asato.	(10 × 7) and 8
79	iri asaa na iteghete	(10 × 7) and 9
80	iri asato.	10 × 8
81	iri asato. na otu	(10 × 8) and 1
82	iri asato. na abu.a	(10 × 8) and 2
83	iri asato. na ato.	(10 × 8) and 3
84	iri asato. na ano.	(10 × 8) and 4
85	iri asato. na ise	(10 × 8) and 5
86	iri asato. na isii	(10 × 8) and 6
87	iri asato. na asaa	(10 × 8) and 7
88	iri asato. na asato.	(10 × 8) and 8
89	iri asato. na iteghete	(10 × 8) and 9
90	iri iteghete	10 × 9
91	iri iteghete na otu	(10 × 9) and 1
92	iri iteghete na abu.a	(10 × 9) and 2
93	iri iteghete na ato.	(10 × 9) and 3
94	iri iteghete na ano.	(10 × 9) and 4
95	iri iteghete na ise	(10 × 9) and 5
96	iri iteghete na isii	(10 × 9) and 6
97	iri iteghete na asaa	(10 × 9) and 7
98	iri iteghete na asato.	(10 × 9) and 8
99	iri iteghete na iteghete	(10 × 9) and 9
100	nari.	100

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