msano na wili

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Yao

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Yao cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : msano na wili

Etymology

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From a compound of msano (five), na (and) and wili (two).

Numeral

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msano na wili

  1. seven

Usage notes

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