What is 91 in Yorùbá?

91 in Yorùbá

ọ̀kànléláàdọ́rùn-ún

Built as 90 + 1

How 91 is built in Yorùbá

ọ̀kànléláàdọ́rùn-ún is ọ̀kan (1) added on to àádọ́rùn-ún (90): 90 + 1 = 91. The "lé" in the word means "on top of".
àádọ́rùn-ún (90) is itself ten taken from ọgọ́rùn-ún (100): 100 − 10.
ọgọ́rùn-ún (100) is 5 twenties: 5 × 20.

Modern base-10 form

àádọ́rùn-ún 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.

91 in the other Nigerian languages

91 in Igboiri itoolu na otu 91 in Hausacasa'in da ɗaya

Nearby numbers in Yorùbá

88éjìdínláàdọ́rùn-ún 89ọ̀kàndínláàdọ́rùn-ún 90àádọ́rùn-ún 92éjìléláàdọ́rùn-ún 93ẹ̀tàléláàdọ́rùn-ún 94ẹ̀rìnléláàdọ́rùn-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.