If you're trying to learn Yoruba Numbers you will find some useful resources including a course about Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers... to help you with your Yoruba grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Yoruba. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Yoruba Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Yoruba language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Yoruba.
Yoruba cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Yoruba Numbers |
|---|---|
| numbers | |
| one | Okan |
| two | Eji |
| three | Eta |
| four | Erin |
| five | Arun |
| six | Efa |
| seven | Eje |
| eight | Ejo |
| nine | Esan |
| ten | Ewa |
| twelve | Mejila |
| thirteen | metala |
| fourteen | merinla |
| fifteen | Medogun |
| sixteen | Merindinlogun |
| seventeen | Metadinlogun |
| eighteen | Medjidinlogun |
| nineteen | Mokandinlogun |
| twenty | Ogun |
| hundred | Ogorun |
Notice the structure of the Numbers in Yoruba.
Yoruba Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Yoruba. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Yoruba vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Yoruba Numbers |
|---|---|
| Ordinal Numbers | |
| first | Ekini |
| second | Ekeji |
| third | Eketa |
| fourth | Ekerin |
| fifth | Ekarun |
| sixth | Ekefa |
| seventh | Ekeje |
| eighth | Ekejo |
| ninth | Ekesan |
| tenth | Ekewa |
| eleventh | Okankola |
| twelfth | Ekejila |
| thirteenth | Eketala |
| fourteenth | Ekerinla |
| fifteenth | Eekedogun |
| sixteenth | Ekerindinlogun |
| seventeenth | Eketadinlogun |
| eighteenth | Ekejidinlogun |
| nineteenth | Okandinlogun |
| twentieth | Ogun |
| once | Eekan |
| twice | Emeji |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Yoruba. Once you're done with Yoruba Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Yoruba lessons here: Learn Yoruba. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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