What is 5,000 in Yorùbá?

5,000 in Yorùbá

ẹgbẹ̀rún márùn-ún

Built as 1,000 × 5

How 5,000 is built in Yorùbá

ẹgbẹ̀rún márùn-ún is ẹgbẹ̀rún (1,000) multiplied by márùn-ún (5). For big multipliers like this, speakers use the modern counting words.

5,000 in the other Nigerian languages

5,000 in Igbopuku ise 5,000 in Hausadubu biyar

Nearby numbers in Yorùbá

900ẹ̀ẹ́dẹ́gbẹ̀rún 1,000ẹgbẹ̀rún 2,000ẹgbẹ̀rún méjì 10,000ẹgbẹ̀rún mẹ́wàá 100,000ẹgbẹ̀rún ọgọ́rùn-ún

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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. Numbers above 1,000 are the least certain, because everyday speech often switches to the modern system or to English for large amounts.