The Number System of Yoruba

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The Number System of Yoruba

This page is based on MOTHERLAND NIGERIA and an e-mail from Abiola Lapite.

Number	Reading	Meaning
0	?	?
1	ikan	1^*
2	meji	2
3	meta	3
4	merin	4
5	marun	5
6	mefa	6
7	meje	7
8	mejo	8
9	mesan	9
10	mewa	10
11	mokanla	1 + 10^†
12	mejila	2 + 10^†
13	metala	3 + 10^†
14	merinla	4 + 10^†
15	medogun	-5^† + 20
16	merindilogun	4 from 20
17	metadilogun	3 from 20
18	mejidilogun	2 from 20
19	mokandilogun	1 from 20
20	ogun	20
21	mokanlelogun	1 and 20
22	mejilelogun	2 and 20
23	metalelogun	3 and 20
24	merinlelogun	4 and 20
25	medogbon	-5^† + 30
26	merindilogbon	4 from 30
27	metadilogbon	3 from 30
28	mejidilogbon	2 from 30
29	mokandilogbon	1 from 30
30	ogbon	30
31	mokanlelogbon	1 and 30
32	mejilelogbon	2 and 30
33	metalelogbon	3 and 30
34	merinlelogbon	4 and 30
35	marundilogoji	5 from 20^* × 2^*
36	merindilogoji	4 from 20^* × 2^*
37	metadilogoji	3 from 20^* × 2^*
38	mejidilogoji	2 from 20^* × 2^*
39	mokandilogoji	1 from 20^* × 2^*
40	ogoji	20^* × 2^*
41	mokanlelogoji	1 and 20^* × 2^*
42	mejilelogoji	2 and 20^* × 2^*
43	metalelogoji	3 and 20^* × 2^*
44	merinlelogoji	4 and 20^* × 2^*
45	marundiladota	5 from 50
46	merindiladota	4 from 50
47	metadiladota	3 from 50
48	mejidiladota	2 from 50
49	mokandiladota	1 from 50
50	adota	50
51	mokanleladota	1 and 50
52	mejileladota	2 and 50
53	metaleladota	3 and 50
54	merinleladota	4 and 50
55	marundilogota	5 from 20^* × 3^*
56	merindilogota	4 from 20^* × 3^*
57	metadilogota	3 from 20^* × 3^*
58	mejidilogota	2 from 20^* × 3^*
59	mokandilogota	1 from 20^* × 3^*
60	ogota	20^* × 3^*
61	mokanlelogota	1 and 20^* × 3^*
62	mejilelogota	2 and 20^* × 3^*
63	metalelogota	3 and 20^* × 3^*
64	merinlelogota	4 and 20^* × 3^*
65	marundiladorin	5 from 70
66	merindiladorin	4 from 70
67	metadiladorin	3 from 70
68	mejidiladorin	2 from 70
69	mokandiladorin	1 from 70
70	adorin	70
71	mokanleladorin	1 and 70
72	mejileladorin	2 and 70
73	metaleladorin	3 and 70
74	merinleladorin	4 and 70
75	marundilogorin	5 from 20^* × 4^*
76	merindilogorin	4 from 20^* × 4^*
77	metadilogorin	3 from 20^* × 4^*
78	mejidilogorin	2 from 20^* × 4^*
79	mokandilogorin	1 from 20^* × 4^*
80	ogorin	20^* × 4^*
81	mokanlelogorin	1 and 20^* × 4^*
82	mejilelogorin	2 and 20^* × 4^*
83	metalelogorin	3 and 20^* × 4^*
84	merinlelogorin	4 and 20^* × 4^*
85	marundiladorun	5 from 90
86	merindiladorun	4 from 90
87	metadiladorun	3 from 90
88	mejidiladorun	2 from 90
89	mokandiladorun	1 from 90
90	adorun	90
91	mokanleladorun	1 and 90
92	mejileladorun	2 and 90
93	metaleladorun	3 and 90
94	merinleladorun	4 and 90
95	marundilogorun	5 from 20^* × 5^*
96	merindilogorun	4 from 20^* × 5^*
97	metadilogorun	3 from 20^* × 5^*
98	mejidilogorun	2 from 20^* × 5^*
99	mokandilogorun	1 from 20^* × 5^*
100	ogorun	20^* × 5^*

* Different form
† Different word

Note:

Number	Reading	Meaning
100	ogorun	20^* × 5^*
200	ogorun meji	(20^* × 5^*) × 2
300	ogorun meta	(20^* × 5^*) × 3
400	ogorun merin	(20^* × 5^*) × 4
500	ogorun marun	(20^* × 5^*) × 5
600	ogorun mefa	(20^* × 5^*) × 6
700	ogorun meje	(20^* × 5^*) × 7
800	ogorun mejo	(20^* × 5^*) × 8
900	ogorun mesan	(20^* × 5^*) × 9
1000	egberun	1000

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