Ni eko ti a ko koja ri, a ti ko nipa oonka lati ookan titi de eewa.

Sugbon ninu eko

yii, a o ma tesiwaju si lori onka lati okanla titi de aadota.

Alright, this translate to “In our previous lesson, we covered Yoruba numerals
from ‘ookan’, which represents one, to ‘eewa’, which stands for ten, correct?
However, in today’s lesson, we will delve deeper into Yoruba numerals,
progressing from ‘okanla’, which represents eleven, all the way to ‘aadota’, which
signifies fifty.

So, let’s get started!

Okanla – eleven
Ejila – twelve
Etala – thirteen
Erinla – fourteen
Arundinlogun – fifteen
Erindinlogun – sixteen
Etadinlogun – seventeen
Ejidinlogun – eighteen
Okanlelogun – nineteen
Ogun - twenty

now, before we go deeper, let’s take a moment to understand how these

numerals are formed. To make this easier to grasp, we will introduce some key
Yoruba terms that are used in the formation of these numerals.

They are:
 laa which means surpasses
 din which means less
 le which means more.
Please, take note of these keywords, as they are often used in creating Yoruba
numerals.

Example – okanla (eleven)

Let’s start with “okanla” which represents eleven. The term “okan laa” means
‘one surpasses”, and it is formed by combining ‘ookan’ (one) with the keyword ‘laa’
(surpasses). When combined, we get ‘okanlaa’ which translates to ‘one surpasses
ten’, representing eleven.
This applies to twelve, up on to fourteen. We have
Twelve as meji-laa which means two surpasses ten.
Thirteen as meta – laa which means three surpasses ten.
Fourteen as merin- laa which means four surpasses ten.

Now, note that once you get to a mid point number such as 15, 25, 35,45 and so
on, Yoruba numerals take up the subtraction method, up on to you reach an
ending number.

Fifteen – arundinlogun. (arun is five, ‘din’ means less or subtract, and, ‘ogun’ is
twenty. Together, it is pronounced as ‘arundinlogun’ which means five less
twenty or twenty less five.)
This process is repeated up until you get to an ending number. That means;

Sixteen will be “merindinlogun” which means four less twenty.

Seventeen will be “metadinlogun” which means three less twenty.
Eighteen will be “mejidinlogun” which means two less twenty.
Nineteen will be “okandinlogun” which means one less twenty.

And finally, an ending number ‘twenty’ which is ‘ogun’

Now, let’s move on.
Ookan-le-logun – twenty one
Eji-le-logun – twenty two
Eta-le-logun – twenty three
Erin-le-logun – twenty four
Aarun-din-logbon – twenty five
Erin-din-logbon – twenty six
Eta-din-logbon = twenty seven
Eji-din-logbon – twenty eight
Okan-din-logbon – twenty nine
Ogbon – thirty
Ookan-le-logbon – thirty one
Eji-le-logbon – thirty two
Eta-le-logbon – thirty three
Erin-le-logbon – thirty four
Aarun-din-logoji – thirty five
Erin-din-logoji – thirty six
Eta-din-logoji = thirty seven
Eji-din-logoji – thirty eight
Okan-din-logoji – thirty nine
Ogoji – fourty
Ookan-le-logoji – fourty one
Eji-le-logoji – fourty two
Eta-le-logoji – fourty three
Erin-le-logoji – fourty four
Aarun-din-laadota – fourty five
Erin-din-laadota – fourty six
Eta-din-laadota = aadota seven
Eji-din-laadota – aadota eight
Okan-din-laadota – aadota nine
Aadota – fifty