Learn Yoruba for Beginners – Lesson 11 : Numbers in Yoruba ( 1 – 20)
Introduction
Numbers in Yoruba
For the pronunciation, please refer to this youtube video.
| Number | Yoruba |
|---|---|
| 1 | oókan / ọ̀kan |
| 2 | eéjì / èjì |
| 3 | ẹẹ́ta / ẹ̀ta |
| 4 | ẹẹ́rin / ẹ̀rin |
| 5 | aárùnún / àrún |
| 6 | ẹẹ́fà / ẹ̀fà |
| 7 | eéje / èjè |
| 8 | ẹẹ́jọ / ẹ̀jọ |
| 9 | ẹẹ́sànán / ẹ̀sán |
| 10 | ẹẹ́wàá / ẹ̀wá |
| 11 | oókànlá / ọ̀kànlá |
| 12 | eéjìlá / èjìlá |
| 13 | ẹ̀tàlá |
| 14 | ẹẹ́rìnlá /ẹ̀rìnlá |
| 15 | aárùnúndínlógún / àrùndínlógún |
| 16 | ẹẹ́rìndínlógún / ẹ̀rìndínlógún |
| 17 | ẹẹ́tàdínlógún / ẹ̀tadínlógún |
| 18 | ẹẹ́jìdínlógún / ẹ̀jìdínlógún |
| 19 | oókàndínlógún / ọ̀kàndínlógún |
| 20 | ogun / ogún |
Hope you enjoyed this very informal post. Please, every suggestion or correction is welcomed and appreciated. Thank you! See you in the next post.
Editor notes
As I am also a beginner in Yoruba, my sentences will be very short and boring. So please bear with me.
References
- Colloquial Yoruba: The Complete Course for Beginners
- AN ORIGINAL YORUBA NUMBER SONG
- HOW TO COUNT 1 TO 1000 IN YORUBA NUMBERS
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