What is 19 in Yorùbá?

19 in Yorùbá

ọ̀kàndínlógún

Built as 20 − 1

How 19 is built in Yorùbá

ọ̀kàndínlógún is ọ̀kan (1) taken away from ogún (20): 20 − 1 = 19. 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 19 is reached from 20, not from 10.

Modern base-10 form

mẹ́wàá ó lé mẹ́sàn-án

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

19 in the other Nigerian languages

19 in Igboiri na itoolu 19 in Hausagoma sha tara

Nearby numbers in Yorùbá

16ẹ̀rìndínlógún 17ẹ̀tàdínlógún 18éjìdínlógún 20ogún 21ọ̀kànlélógún 22éjìlélógún

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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.