What is 32 in Yorùbá?
32 in Yorùbá
éjìlélọ́gbọ̀n
Built as 30 + 2
How 32 is built in Yorùbá
- éjìlélọ́gbọ̀n is èjì (2) added on to ọgbọ̀n (30): 30 + 2 = 32. The "lé" in the word means "on top of".
- ọgbọ̀n (30) is its own word, not built from smaller parts.
Modern base-10 form
ọgbọ̀n 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.
32 in the other Nigerian languages
Nearby numbers in Yorùbá
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.