What is 1,000 in Yorùbá?

1,000 in Yorùbá

ẹgbẹ̀rún

Hear it in a sentence

Fún mi ní ẹgbẹ̀rún kan!

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

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How 1,000 is built in Yorùbá

ẹgbẹ̀rún is the traditional word for 1,000, which counts as five igba (5 × 200).

1,000 in the other Nigerian languages

1,000 in Igbopuku 1,000 in Hausadubu

Nearby numbers in Yorùbá

700ẹ̀ẹ́dẹ́gbẹ̀rin 800ẹgbẹ̀rin 900ẹ̀ẹ́dẹ́gbẹ̀rún 2,000ẹgbẹ̀rún méjì 5,000ẹgbẹ̀rún márùn-ún 10,000ẹgbẹ̀rún mẹ́wàá

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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.