What is 23 in Yorùbá?

23 in Yorùbá

ẹ̀tàlélógún

Built as 20 + 3

How 23 is built in Yorùbá

ẹ̀tàlélógún is ẹ̀ta (3) added on to ogún (20): 20 + 3 = 23. 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 mẹ́ta

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

23 in the other Nigerian languages

23 in Igboiri abụọ na atọ 23 in Hausaashirin da uku

Nearby numbers in Yorùbá

20ogún 21ọ̀kànlélógún 22éjìlélógún 24ẹ̀rìnlélógún 25ẹ́ẹ̀dọ́gbọ̀n 26ẹ̀rìndínlọ́gbọ̀n

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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.