Yoruba

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Yoruba numbers (edit)
30
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    Cardinal: ẹ̀ta
    Counting: ẹẹ́ta
    Adjectival: mẹ́ta
    Ordinal: kẹta
    Adverbial: ẹ̀ẹ̀mẹta
    Distributive: mẹ́ta mẹ́ta
    Collective: mẹ́tẹ̀ẹ̀ta
    Fractional: ìdata

Etymology

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From adverbial prefix ẹ̀ẹ̀- +‎ mẹ́ta, the adjectival form of ẹẹ́ta.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ẹ̀ẹ̀mẹta

  1. three times, thrice

Synonyms

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