meje meje

Yoruba
Yoruba numbers (edit)
70
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    Cardinal: èje
    Counting: eéje
    Adjectival: méje
    Ordinal: keje
    Adverbial: ẹ̀ẹ̀meje
    Distributive: méje méje
    Collective: méjèèje
    Fractional: ìdáméje

Etymology

Derived from a reduplication of méje (“seven”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mé.ꜜd͡ʒē mé.ꜜd͡ʒē/

Adverb

méje méje

  1. seven by seven

Adjective

méje méje

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