What is 10,000 in Yorùbá?

10,000 in Yorùbá

ẹgbẹ̀rún mẹ́wàá

Built as 1,000 × 10

How 10,000 is built in Yorùbá

ẹgbẹ̀rún mẹ́wàá is ẹgbẹ̀rún (1,000) multiplied by mẹ́wàá (10). For big multipliers like this, speakers use the modern counting words.

10,000 in the other Nigerian languages

10,000 in Igbopuku iri 10,000 in Hausadubu goma

Nearby numbers in Yorùbá

1,000ẹgbẹ̀rún 2,000ẹgbẹ̀rún méjì 5,000ẹgbẹ̀rún márùn-ún 100,000ẹgbẹ̀rún ọgọ́rùn-ún

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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.