ataano

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Tooro

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Tooro numbers (edit)
500[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  40 50 60  → 
5[a], [b]
    Cardinal: makumi ataano, ataano

Etymology

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Sense 2 is a clipping of makumi ataano (fifty).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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ataano

  1. class 6 form of -taano (five)
  2. fifty

Usage notes

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  • Sense 2 (fifty) cannot not used when a class 6 noun precedes it, in which case it means "five". makumi ataano is used instead.