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irinwo

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Yoruba

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Etymology

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Yoruba numbers (edit)
4,000
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40
    Cardinal: irinwó
    Counting: irinwó
    Adjectival: irinwó
    Ordinal: irinwó
    Adverbial: ìgbà irinwó
    Distributive: irinwó irinwó

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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irinwó

  1. four hundred
    1. (after a noun) four hundredth, number four

Usage notes

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Since this number does not have a m-based form, similar to other multiples of ten afterwards, if it's describing a total number of items, it comes before the noun.

  1. Irínwó dọ́là ni. – It's four hundred dollars

However, if it is describing an ordinal sequence, it comes after the noun.

  1. Ọmọ irínwó l'ó jẹ́. – She's the four hundredth child.