Thursday, 10 May 2018

ilolo - counting

TIME -  ẸRẸGẸ
COUNT - LOLO (syn - kalo)
COUNTING - ILOLO
 NUMBER - INỌMBA
HOW MANY/HOW MUCH - IMHẸ, EEKE
HOW MANY TIMES - ITIMHẸ?


Numbers
1- ọkpa, ọguo
2- Eva
3-Esẹ
4-Ene
5-Ishe
6-Eseesa
7-Ishiila
8- Eleele
9- Itiili
10- Igbe



times

itimhẹ? - How many times?

Utoguo - once
iteva - twice
itese - thrice
itene - four times
itishe - five times
iteseesa - six times
itishiila - seven times
iteleele - eight ti mes
ititiili - nine times
itigbe - ten times



ordinal numbers

okpalo - first
ozeva - second
ozese - third
ozene - fourth
ozishe - fifth
ozeseesa - sixth
ozishiila - seventh
ozeleele -eight
ozitiili - ninth
ozigbe - tenth
okposhimi - last

For living things the first letter 'O' is replaced with 'Ọ'

Position of time

itozeva - second time
itozese - third time
itozene - fourth time
itozishe - fifth time
itozeseesa - sixth time
itozishiila - seventh time
itozeleele - eight time
itozitiili - ninth time
itozigbe  - tenth time

people

Ikumi omhẹ - how many people?

ukumọguo - one person
ikumava - two people
ikumasẹ - three people
ikumane - four people
ikumoshe - five people
ikumoseesa - six people
ikumoshiila - seven people
ikumoleele - eight people
ikumotiili - nine people
ikumogbe - ten people

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