What is 500 in Yorùbá?

500 in Yorùbá

ẹ̀ẹ́dẹ́gbẹ̀ta

Built as 600 − 100

How 500 is built in Yorùbá

500 is built downwards: 100 taken away from 600 (ẹgbẹ̀ta).

Modern base-10 form

ọgọ́rùn-ún márùn-ún

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

500 in the other Nigerian languages

500 in Igbonarị ise 500 in Hausaɗari biyar

Nearby numbers in Yorùbá

200igba 300ọ̀ọ́dúnrún 400irinwó 600ẹgbẹ̀ta 700ẹ̀ẹ́dẹ́gbẹ̀rin 800ẹgbẹ̀rin

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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.