msano na tatu

Yao

Yao cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : msano na tatu

Etymology

From a compound of msano (“five”), na (“and”) and tatu (“three”).

Numeral

msano na tatu

1. eight

Usage notes

This number follows a noun and takes the noun class characteristic prefix, e.g. mabweta msano na gatatu (eight boxes). See the Yao language article on Wikipedia for details on noun class prefixes.