What is 100,000 in Igbo?

100,000 in Igbo

puku narị

Built as 1,000 × 100

Hear it in a sentence

Otu puku, narị isii na otu bụ ọnụọgụgụ.

A native speaker reading a whole sentence that contains this number word. The clip was matched to the word automatically.

Recording by a native speaker from NaijaVoices, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

How 100,000 is built in Igbo

puku narị is puku (1,000) multiplied by narị (100).

100,000 in the other Nigerian languages

100,000 in Yorùbáẹgbẹ̀rún ọgọ́rùn-ún 100,000 in Hausadubu ɗari

Nearby numbers in Igbo

2,000puku abụọ 5,000puku ise 10,000puku iri

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These forms are generated from the counting rules of each language and are still awaiting native-speaker review. Numeral words vary by region and by source. Numbers above 1,000 are the least certain, because everyday speech often switches to the modern system or to English for large amounts.