See the related links for a complete description of this system and a project to better understand it and use it.
In her book, Africa Counts, Claudia Zaslavsky describes the Yoruba number system as a complex system based on 20 (vigesimal) that uses subtraction to express numbers. For example,
35 = (2 x 20) - 5; 47 = (3 x 20) - 10 - 3; 51 = (3 x 20) - 10 + 1;
According to the Yoruba system, the numbers from 1 to 10 have unique names. The numbers 11, 12, 13, and 14 are written additively (i.e., 11 = 10 + 1, 12 = 10 + 2, 13 = 10 + 3, 14 = 10 + 4). But the numbers from 15 through 19 are written using subtraction from 20. This same pattern continues for the 20s etc.
Yoruba is a Nigerian language. I suggest you check out the Omniglot website for information on pronunciation, alphabet and numbers.
Our number system is based on the number ten, and as a result, it is called the decimal system.
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The Mayan number system is vigesimal (based on twenties)The Roman number system is decimal (based on tens)
The real number system is a number system using the rational and irrational numbers.
In Yoruba, the number 210 is expressed as "ogun odun meji." This translates to "two hundred and ten" in English. Yoruba is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily in Nigeria and some parts of Benin and Togo. The Yoruba numbering system is based on a combination of basic numbers and multiples of ten.
In Yoruba, the number 250 is expressed as "ogota meji marunun." The Yoruba language has a unique numbering system that combines words to represent different numbers. In this case, "ogota" means two hundred, "meji" means fifty, and "marunun" means zero.
"Oluwa" means "God" in Yoruba. It is often used to refer to the supreme being or deity in the Yoruba belief system.
It is difficult to provide an exact number as data on the number of Yoruba-speaking people in Chicago may not be readily available. However, there is a sizable Nigerian community in Chicago, which includes Yoruba-speaking individuals.
Yoruba is primarily spoken in Nigeria, where it is one of the major languages. It is also spoken in Benin and Togo by a smaller number of people.
You say "I like Yoruba" in Yoruba language of the Western African origin as "Moferan yoruba".
You say "My Yoruba is bad" in Yoruba language of the Western African origin as "Ede yoruba mi da".
You say " I am trying to learn Yoruba" in Yoruba language of the Western African origin as "Mongbiyanju lati ko ede yoruba".
To say "Do you speak Yoruba?" in Yoruba, you would say "ṣe ẹ rọ̀ Yorùbá?"
You can say "Se o le fẹ̀ mi lẹ́n'kan àwọn ẹrọ ti o ni ni ọmọ orílẹ̀-èdè yii?" in Yoruba to ask for someone's phone number.
'ILE' for general yoruba, but can be ULE for some dailects in yoruba too
The Yoruba people primarily speak the Yoruba language, which is a Niger-Congo language. However, many Yoruba people also speak English, which is a major language in Nigeria where the Yoruba people are predominantly located.