What is 15 in Yorùbá?

15 in Yorùbá

ẹ́ẹ̀dógún

Built as 20 − 5

How 15 is built in Yorùbá

ẹ́ẹ̀dógún is àrún (5) taken away from ogún (20): 20 − 5 = 15. The "dín" in the word means "less".
ogún (20) is the basic unit of the traditional system: one score.
Yorùbá counts down from the next ten for any number ending in 5 to 9, so 15 is reached from 20, not from 10.

Modern base-10 form

mẹ́wàá ó lé márùn-ún

In school maths, prices and phone numbers, the modern system only adds: "ó lé" means "and more", so the parts are simply summed.

15 in the other Nigerian languages

15 in Igboiri na ise 15 in Hausagoma sha biyar

Nearby numbers in Yorùbá

12éjìlá 13ẹ̀tàlá 14ẹ̀rìnlá 16ẹ̀rìndínlógún 17ẹ̀tàdínlógún 18éjìdínlógún

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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.