marun-un marun-un

Yoruba
Yoruba numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: àrún
    Counting: aárùn-ún
    Adjectival: márùn-ún
    Ordinal: karùn-ún
    Adverbial: ẹ̀ẹ̀marùn-ún
    Distributive: márùn-ún márùn-ún
    Collective: márààrùn-ún
    Fractional: ìdámárùn-ún

Etymology

Derived from a reduplication of márùn-ún (“five”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /má.ꜜɾṹ má.ꜜɾṹ/

Adverb

márùn-ún márùn-ún

  1. five by five

Adjective

márùn-ún márùn-ún

  1. five each (followed by nouns to be distributed to)

Usage notes

Alternative forms
  • márùnún márùnún, márùn márùn
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