What is 100,000 in Yorùbá?

100,000 in Yorùbá

ẹgbẹ̀rún ọgọ́rùn-ún

Built as 1,000 × 100

How 100,000 is built in Yorùbá

ẹgbẹ̀rún ọgọ́rùn-ún is ẹgbẹ̀rún (1,000) multiplied by ọgọ́rùn-ún (100). For big multipliers like this, speakers use the modern counting words.

100,000 in the other Nigerian languages

100,000 in Igbopuku narị 100,000 in Hausadubu ɗari

Nearby numbers in Yorùbá

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. Numbers above 1,000 are the least certain, because everyday speech often switches to the modern system or to English for large amounts.