Yoruba Numbers
This page is about numbers in Yoruba. Including the cardinal (counting) and ordinal (order) numbers. Each of which is used in a different situation.
One: ẹyokan
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Two: meji
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Three: meta
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Four: merin
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Five: marun
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Six: mefa
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Seven: meje
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Eight: mejo
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Nine: mesan
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Ten: mewa
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Eleven: mokanla
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Twelve: mejila
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Thirteen: metala
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Fourteen: merinla
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Fifteen: meedogun
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Sixteen: merindinlogun
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Seventeen: metadinlogun
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Eighteen: mejidinlogun
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Nineteen: mokandinlogun
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Twenty: ogun
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| Thirty three: ọgbọn ati ẹta |
| One hundred: Ọgọrun |
| Three hundred and sixty: Ọgọrun mẹta ati ọgọta |
| One thousand: Ọgọrun mẹwa |
Here are some examples in Yoruba for the cardinal numbers above.
Two thousand and fourteen: Ọgọrun Ogun ati merinla
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One million: Ọgọrun ona Ọgọrun
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| I'm thirty years old: Ọgbọn ọdun ni mi. |
| I have 2 sisters and one brother: Mo ni aburo / ẹgbọn obirin meji ati aburo / ẹgbọn ọkunrin kan. |
Now we move on to the ordinal numbers, which helps us organize things by order or rank.
First: okan
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Second: ekeji
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Third: eketa
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Fourth: ekerin
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Fifth: ekarun
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Sixth: ekefa
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Seventh: ekeje
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Eighth: ikejo
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Ninth: ikesan
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Tenth: ikewa
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Eleventh: ikokanla
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Twelfth: ikejila
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Thirteenth: iketala
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Fourteenth: ikẹrinla
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Fifteenth: mẹdogun
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Sixteenth: mẹrindinlogun
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| Seventeenth: mẹtadinlogun |
| Eighteenth: mejidinlogun |
| Nineteenth: ọkandinlogun |
| Twentieth: ogun |
And here are a couple sentences related to the ordinal numbers above.
English is my first language: Gẹẹsi ni ede abinibi mi.
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Her second language is Spanish: Supaniṣi ni ede rẹ keji.
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| Once: ẹnkan |
| Twice: ẹnmeji |
After this lesson about the numbers in Yoruba, which included cardinal and ordinal numbers, now we move on to the next subject below. You can also choose your own topic from the menu above.
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