What is 41 in Yorùbá?
41 in Yorùbá
ọ̀kànlélógójì
Built as 40 + 1
How 41 is built in Yorùbá
- ọ̀kànlélógójì is ọ̀kan (1) added on to ogójì (40): 40 + 1 = 41. The "lé" in the word means "on top of".
- ogójì (40) is 2 twenties: 2 × 20.
Modern base-10 form
ogójì ó lé ọ̀kan
In school maths, prices and phone numbers, the modern system only adds: "ó lé" means "and more", so the parts are simply summed.
41 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.