Ori oro (Chapter Title): ONKA YORUBA (YORUBA NUMERALS)

Arrangement: 6
Recap:
Ninu eko tonii, a o ma tesiwaju ninu eko onka Yoruba. A o bere lati ori aadota de
ogorun-un. In this lesson, we shall continue our lesson on Yoruba numerals, onka,
from aadota, which is fifty to ogorun- un which is one- hundred.

Se e ranti ilana iropo ati ayokuro lati fi mo onka ti o kan ti a ko ni eko ti a ko

kojo, a o maa se amulo re ninu eko toni naa.
Oya, e maa tele mi kalo. So, let’s get started!

Alright, before we begin, there is a thing called the ending numbers in English
language. The ending numbers are 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 and so on. So, to make
this easier, let’s start by learning these ending numbers in Yoruba language,
starting from fifty!
Aadota – fifty

Ogota – sixty

Aadorin – seventy

Ogorin – eighty

Aadorun-un – ninghty

Ogorun – un – one hundred.

Ni bayii ti a ti ko awon nomba ti o bere, eyi ti a mo si ending number ni ede

oyinbo, e je ki a ko nipa gbogbo nomba lapaapo lati ori aadota. This translate to
“after learning the ending numbers in Yoruba language, let’s proceed to learning
the numerals in general. Remember the key term we introduce that are used in
the formation of these numerals in an earlier lesson?

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.
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.

Ookan-le-laadota – fifty-one
Eji-le-l laadota – fifty - two
Eta-le- laadota – fity - three
Erin-le- laadota – fity - four
Aarun-din- logota – fity - five
Erin-din- logota – fity - six
Eta-din- logota = fity - seven
Eji-din- logota – fity - eight
Okan-din- logota – fity - nine

Ogota – sixty
Ookan-le- logota – sixty one
Eji-le- logota – sixty two
Eta-le- logota – sixty three
Erin-le- logota – sixty four
Aarun-din- laadorin – sixty five
Erin-din- laadorin – sixty six
Eta-din- laadorin = sixty seven
Eji-din- laadorin – sixty eight
Okan-din- laadorin – sixty nine

Aadorin – seventy
Ookan-le- laadorin – seventy one
Eji-le-l laadorin – seventy two
Eta-le- laadorin – seventy three
Erin-le- laadorin – seventy four
Aarun-din- logorin – seventy five
Erin-din- logorin – seventy six
Eta-din- logorin = seventy seven
Eji-din- logorin – seventy eight
Okan-din- logorin – seventy nine

Ogorin – eighty
Ookan-le- logorin – eighty one
Eji-le- logorin – eighty two
Eta-le- logorin – eighty three
Erin-le- logorin – eighty four
Aarun-din- laadorin – eighty five
Erin-din- laadorin – eighty six
Eta-din- laadorin = eighty seven
Eji-din- laadorin – eighty eight
Okan-din- laadorin – eighty nine

Aadorun-un – nighty
Ookan-le-laaadorun-un – nighty one
Eji-le- laaadorun-un – nighty two
Eta-le- laaadorun-un – nighty three
Erin-le- laaadorun-un – nighty four
Aarun-din- logorun – un – nighty five
Erin-din- logorun – un – nighty six
Eta-din- logorun – un = nighty seven
Eji-din- logorun – un – nighty eight
Okan-din- logorun – un – nighty nine
Ogorun - un – one hundred.