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)
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