What is 72 in Igbo?

72 in Igbo

iri asaa na abụọ

Built as 10 × 7 + 2

How 72 is built in Igbo

iri asaa is 7 tens: iri (10) × asaa (7).
"na" means "and": 70 + 2 (abụọ) = 72.

Traditional base-20 form

ogu atọ na iri na abụọ

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

ogu atọ (60) + iri na abụọ (12) = 72.

72 in the other Nigerian languages

72 in Yorùbáéjìléláàdọ́rin 72 in Hausasaba'in da biyu

Nearby numbers in Igbo

69iri isii na itoolu 70iri asaa 71iri asaa na otu 73iri asaa na atọ 74iri asaa na anọ 75iri asaa na ise

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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.