What is 10 in Yorùbá?

10 in Yorùbá

mẹ́wàá

Hear it in a sentence

Ìsìn ti bẹ̀rẹ̀ ní ati aago mẹ́wàá

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 10 is built in Yorùbá

10 is a base word. Counted aloud it is ẹ̀wá; before a noun, and as taught to learners, it is mẹ́wàá.

10 in the other Nigerian languages

10 in Igboiri 10 in Hausagoma

Nearby numbers in Yorùbá

7méje 8mẹ́jọ 9mẹ́sàn-án 11ọ̀kànlá 12éjìlá 13ẹ̀tàlá

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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.