ataano

Tooro

Tooro numbers ^(edit)

	500[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  40	50	60  →
	5[a], [b]
Cardinal: makumi ataano, ataano

Etymology

Sense 2 is a clipping of makumi ataano (“fifty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atáːno/

Numeral

ataano

1. class 6 form of -taano (“five”)
2. fifty

Usage notes

• Sense 2 (fifty) cannot not used when a class 6 noun precedes it, in which case it means "five". makumi ataano is used instead.