What is 93 in Yorùbá?

93 in Yorùbá

ẹ̀tàléláàdọ́rùn-ún

Built as 90 + 3

How 93 is built in Yorùbá

ẹ̀tàléláàdọ́rùn-ún is ẹ̀ta (3) added on to àádọ́rùn-ún (90): 90 + 3 = 93. 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 mẹ́ta

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

93 in the other Nigerian languages

93 in Igboiri itoolu na atọ 93 in Hausacasa'in da uku

Nearby numbers in Yorùbá

90àádọ́rùn-ún 91ọ̀kànléláàdọ́rùn-ún 92éjìléláàdọ́rùn-ún 94ẹ̀rìnléláàdọ́rùn-ún 95àárùndínlọ́gọ́rùn-ún 96ẹ̀rìndínlọ́gọ́rùn-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.