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LESSONS & TOPICS

Lecture – NOMBA (1 – 20)

Lecture – NOMBA (1 – 20)

There are three sets of numbers that you can use in Yoruba, these numbers are the “Standard” Yoruba Numbers, the “Cardinal” Yorùbá Numbers and the “Ordinal” Yorùbá Numbers. For this class, we will focus on the “Standard” Yoruba Numbers.

PRONUNCIATION

Yorùbá language is a tonal language and because of this, the pronunciation of Yorùbá words is very important. The table below show how numbers 0 – 20 are pronounced phonetically. Enjoy!

NumbersStandardPronunciation
0oódooh-doh
1oókanoh-con
2eéjìay-jee
3ẹẹ́taair-tah
4ẹérinair-reen
5aárùnúnah-roon
6ẹẹ́fàair-fah
7eéjeay-jay
8ẹẹ́jọair-jor
9ẹẹ́sànair-son
10ẹéwàáair-wah
NumbersStandardPronunciation
11oókànláoh-con-lah
12eéjìláay-jee-lah
13ẹẹ́tàláair-tah-lah
14ẹẹ́rìnláair-reen-lah
15aárùndínlógúnah-roon-deen-low-goon
16ẹẹ́rìndínlógúnair-reen-deen-low-goon
17ẹẹ́tàdínlógúnair-tah-deen-low-goon
18eéjìdínlógúnay-jee-deen-low-goon
19oókàndínlógúnoh-con-deen-low-goon
20ogúnoh-goon