What is 82 in Yorùbá?
82 in Yorùbá
éjìlélọ́gọ́rin
Built as 80 + 2
How 82 is built in Yorùbá
- éjìlélọ́gọ́rin is èjì (2) added on to ọgọ́rin (80): 80 + 2 = 82. The "lé" in the word means "on top of".
- ọgọ́rin (80) is 4 twenties: 4 × 20.
Modern base-10 form
ọgọ́rin 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.
82 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.