What is 17 in Yorùbá?

17 in Yorùbá

ẹ̀tàdínlógún

Built as 20 − 3

How 17 is built in Yorùbá

ẹ̀tàdínlógún is ẹ̀ta (3) taken away from ogún (20): 20 − 3 = 17. 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 17 is reached from 20, not from 10.

Modern base-10 form

mẹ́wàá ó lé méje

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

17 in the other Nigerian languages

17 in Igboiri na asaa 17 in Hausagoma sha bakwai

Nearby numbers in Yorùbá

14ẹ̀rìnlá 15ẹ́ẹ̀dógún 16ẹ̀rìndínlógún 18éjìdínlógún 19ọ̀kàndínlógún 20ogún

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