What is 22 in Yorùbá?

22 in Yorùbá

éjìlélógún

Built as 20 + 2

How 22 is built in Yorùbá

éjìlélógún is èjì (2) added on to ogún (20): 20 + 2 = 22. The "lé" in the word means "on top of".
ogún (20) is the basic unit of the traditional system: one score.

Modern base-10 form

ogún ó lé méjì

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

22 in the other Nigerian languages

22 in Igboiri abụọ na abụọ 22 in Hausaashirin da biyu

Nearby numbers in Yorùbá

19ọ̀kàndínlógún 20ogún 21ọ̀kànlélógún 23ẹ̀tàlélógún 24ẹ̀rìnlélógún 25ẹ́ẹ̀dọ́gbọ̀n

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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.