dwanty

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English twenty, from Old English twēntiġ, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz.

**Yola cardinal numbers**
< 19	20	30 >
Cardinal : dwanty

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dwanˈtiː/

Numeral

dwanty

twenty
- 1867, “THE BRIDE'S PORTION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 102:
  A heeve o' been, an dwanty shilleen.
  A hive of bees, and twenty shillings.

References

Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 36

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