ọkọọkan

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Yoruba

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Yoruba numbers (edit)
10
1 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: ọ̀kan, ení
    Counting: oókan
    Adjectival: kan, méní
    Ordinal: kìíní, kìn-ín-ní
    Adverbial: ẹ̀ẹ̀kan
    Distributive: ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan
    Collective: ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan

Etymology

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Derived from a reduplication of ọ̀kan (one), then condensed.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔ̀kɔ̀ɔ̀kɔ̃̄/

Adverb

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ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan

  1. one by one, singly

Noun

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Yoruba numbers (edit)
10
1 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: ọ̀kan, ení
    Counting: oókan
    Adjectival: kan, méní
    Ordinal: kìíní, kìn-ín-ní
    Adverbial: ẹ̀ẹ̀kan
    Distributive: ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan
    Collective: ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan

ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan

  1. each one

Derived terms

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