meji meji

Yoruba

Yoruba numbers ^(edit)

	20
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Cardinal: èjì     Counting: eéjì     Adjectival: méjì     Ordinal: kejì     Adverbial: ẹ̀ẹ̀mejì     Distributive: méjì méjì     Collective: méjèèjì     Fractional: ìdajì

Etymology

Derived from a reduplication of méjì (“two”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /méd͡ʒì méd͡ʒì/

Adverb

méjì méjì

1. two by two, in pairs

Adjective

méjì méjì

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