What is 81 in Yorùbá?

81 in Yorùbá

ọ̀kànlélọ́gọ́rin

Built as 80 + 1

How 81 is built in Yorùbá

ọ̀kànlélọ́gọ́rin is ọ̀kan (1) added on to ọgọ́rin (80): 80 + 1 = 81. The "lé" in the word means "on top of".
ọgọ́rin (80) is 4 twenties: 4 × 20.

Modern base-10 form

ọgọ́rin 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.

81 in the other Nigerian languages

81 in Igboiri asatọ na otu 81 in Hausatamanin da ɗaya

Nearby numbers in Yorùbá

78éjìdínlọ́gọ́rin 79ọ̀kàndínlọ́gọ́rin 80ọgọ́rin 82éjìlélọ́gọ́rin 83ẹ̀tàlélọ́gọ́rin 84ẹ̀rìnlélọ́gọ́rin

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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.