What is 24 in Yorùbá?

24 in Yorùbá

ẹ̀rìnlélógún

Built as 20 + 4

How 24 is built in Yorùbá

ẹ̀rìnlélógún is ẹ̀rin (4) added on to ogún (20): 20 + 4 = 24. 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 mẹ́rin

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

24 in the other Nigerian languages

24 in Igboiri abụọ na anọ 24 in Hausaashirin da huɗu

Nearby numbers in Yorùbá

21ọ̀kànlélógún 22éjìlélógún 23ẹ̀tàlélógún 25ẹ́ẹ̀dọ́gbọ̀n 26ẹ̀rìndínlọ́gbọ̀n 27ẹ̀tàdínlọ́gbọ̀n

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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.