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 Lesson 7 Awvn ìl<po cwàá lati ogún títídé iqa (20-200)

Do you remember 1 – 10?

- You will need the suffixes (bold) from 2 to 10 to learn the multiples of ten in Yoruba:
zkan
èjì
|ta
|rin
àrún
|fà
èje
|jv
|sán
|wá
- Formation of the multiples from 20 - 200 follows these patterns
20 multiplied by Y
(20 x Y)
= ogún l<nà Y
ogóY or vg<Y
as in: 20 multiplied by 2 (èjì)
(20 x 2)
= ogún l<nà méjì
ogójì (40)
20 multiplied by 3 (|ta)
(20 x 3)
=ogún l<nà m}ta
vg<ta (60)
20 multiplied by Y minus10
(20 x Y -10) ogún l<nà Y dín }wá
= àád<Y
as in: 20 multiplied by 3 (|ta) minus 10
(20 x 3 - 10) ogún l<nà m}ta dín }wá
=àád<ta (50)
20 multiplied by 4 (|rin) minus 10
(20 x 4 - 10) ogún l<nà m}rin dín }wá
= àád<rin (70)
The only exceptions to these rules are:ogún (20) and vgbzn (30). And so
Ogún (20)
Vqzn (30)
Ogójì (40)
Vg<ta (60)
Vg<rin (80)
Àád<fà (110)
Vg<fà (120)
Àádóje (130)
Ogóje (140)
Àád<jv (150)
Vg<jv (160)
Vg<wàá (200): 200 is commonly known as Igba
Note: dín= less than  
5 less than 40 is
4 less than 40 is
3 less than 40 is
2 less than 40 is
1 less than 40 is
lé = more than
  
1 more than 40 is
2 more than 40 is
3 more than 40 is
4 more than 40 is
5 more than 40 is actually 5 less than 50 = 45 (árùndínláàd<ta) 45





 

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