What is 21 in Igbo?

21 in Igbo

iri abụọ na otu

Built as 10 × 2 + 1

How 21 is built in Igbo

iri abụọ is 2 tens: iri (10) × abụọ (2).
"na" means "and": 20 + 1 (otu) = 21.

Traditional base-20 form

ogu na otu

The older base-20 system counts in ogu (20) and nnu (400).

ogu (20) + otu (1) = 21.

21 in the other Nigerian languages

21 in Yorùbáọ̀kànlélógún 21 in Hausaashirin da ɗaya

Nearby numbers in Igbo

18iri na asatọ 19iri na itoolu 20iri abụọ 22iri abụọ na abụọ 23iri abụọ na atọ 24iri abụọ na anọ

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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.