Yoruba

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Yoruba numbers (edit)
90
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    Cardinal: ẹ̀sán
    Counting: ẹẹ́sàn-án
    Adjectival: mẹ́sàn-án
    Ordinal: kẹsàn-án
    Adverbial: ẹ̀ẹ̀mẹsàn-án
    Distributive: mẹ́sàn-án mẹ́sàn-án
    Collective: mẹ́sẹ̀ẹ̀sàn-án
    Fractional: ìdámẹ́sàn-án

Etymology

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From adverbial prefix ẹ̀ẹ̀- +‎ mẹ́sàn-án, the adjectival form of ẹẹ́sàn-án.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛ̀ɛ̀.mɛ̄.ꜜsã́/

Adverb

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ẹ̀ẹ̀mẹsàn-án

  1. nine times

Usage notes

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Alternative forms

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Synonyms

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