How to count in Edo (Ẹ̀dó), a Volta-Niger language spoken mainly in Edo State in southern Nigeria.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal |
|---|---|
| 1 | owo, ọkpa |
| 2 | eva |
| 3 | eha |
| 4 | enen |
| 5 | isen |
| 6 | ehan |
| 7 | ihinron |
| 8 | erenren |
| 9 | ihinrin |
| 10 | igbe |
| 11 | owọrọ |
| 12 | iweva |
| 13 | iweha |
| 14 | iwenen |
| 15 | ekesugie |
| 16 | enen ẹi rrọ vbe ugie |
| 17 | eha ẹi rrọ vbe ugie |
| 18 | eva ẹi rrọ vbe ugie |
| 19 | ọkpa ẹi rrọ vbe ugie |
| 20 | ugie |
| 21 | ọkpa yaen ugie |
| 22 | eva yaen ugie |
| 23 | eha yaen ugie |
| 24 | enen yaen ugie |
| 25 | isen yaen ugie |
| 26 | enen ẹi rrọ vbe ọgban |
| 27 | eha ẹi rrọ vbe ọgban |
| 28 | eva ẹi rrọ vbe ọgban |
| 29 | ọkpa ẹi rrọ vbe ọgban |
| 30 | ọgban |
| 40 | iyeva |
| 50 | ekigbesiyeha |
| 60 | iyeha |
| 70 | ekigbesiyenen |
| 80 | iyenen |
| 90 | ekigbesiyise |
| 100 | iyisen |
| 1000 | arriasen |
Hear some Edo numbers:
Information about counting in Edo
https://edolanguage.blogspot.com/2019/09/number-1-to-100-in-edo-and-english.html
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Edo.htm
https://edolanguage.blogspot.com/2018/09/agha-gbenren-ulaba-vbe-edo-writing.html
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Edo | Numbers | Tower of Babel
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