Yoruba Number Safari
Ẹ káàbọ̀! Welcome!
Explore the Yoruba numbers from 1 to 30. This guide provides an easy way to learn each number, its pronunciation, and how to use it in a sentence.
Start Exploring NumbersThe Trail Begins: Numbers 1-10
Here are the first ten numbers, along with how to say them and a little tip to help you remember.
Deep in the Jungle: Numbers 11-20
These numbers are clever! They often count by adding to 10 or by subtracting from 20.
The Savannah: Numbers 21-30
The final stretch! These numbers typically work by adding to 20 or subtracting from 30.
Practice Stop: Sentences in Context
Review these sentences to see how Yoruba numbers are used with common words.
Mo rí **òkan** erin. (I see **one** elephant.)
Mo ní **èjì** bọ́ọ̀lù. (I have **two** balls.)
A jẹ **ẹta** iṣu. (We ate **three** yams.)
Mo rí **ẹrin** obìnrin. (I see **four** women.)
Mo ní **àrún** ìka. (I have **five** fingers.)
Ó ní **ẹfà** ṣokoto. (He has **six** trousers.)
Mo rí **èje** òyìnbó. (I see **seven** white people.)
Mo ní **ẹjọ** ìwé. (I have **eight** books.)
Ó jẹ **ẹsàn-án** àkàrà. (She ate **nine** bean cakes.)
Mo ní **ẹwàá** owó. (I have **ten** units of currency.)
Mo rí **mọ́kànlá** ọkùnrin. (I see **eleven** men.)
Ó ní **mejìlá** ìgba. (He has **twelve** calabashes.)
A ní **mẹtálà** àgbò. (We have **thirteen** rams.)
Mo jẹ **mẹ́rinlá** oróró. (I ate **fourteen** oranges.)
Ó rà **mẹ́ẹ̀dógún** bàtà. (She bought **fifteen** shoes.)
Mo ní **mẹ́rìndínlógún** àkùkọ. (I have **sixteen** roosters.)
A rí **mẹ́tàdínlógún** kọlọkọlọ. (We saw **seventeen** foxes.)
Ó ní **méjìdínlógún** àga. (He has **eighteen** chairs.)
Mo jẹ **mọ́kàndínlógún** oróró. (I ate **nineteen** oranges.)
Mo ní **ogún** bàtà tuntun. (I have **twenty** new shoes.)
A ní **mọ́kànlélógún** ewúrẹ́. (We have **twenty-one** goats.)
Mo rí **méjìlélógún** ọmọdé. (I see **twenty-two** children.)
Ó ra **mẹtálélógún** ẹja. (She bought **twenty-three** fish.)
Mo ní **mẹ́rinlélógún** èṣò. (I have **twenty-four** ants.)
A jẹ **mẹ́ẹ̀dọ́gbọ̀n** buredi. (We ate **twenty-five** loaves of bread.)
Ó ní **mẹ́rìndínlọ́gbọ̀n** àṣọ. (He has **twenty-six** clothes.)
Mo rí **mẹ́tàdínlọ́gbọ̀n** adie. (I see **twenty-seven** chickens.)
A ní **méjìdínlọ́gbọ̀n** kẹ́kẹ́. (We have **twenty-eight** bicycles.)
Ó ra **mọ́kàndínlọ́gbọ̀n** ẹyin. (She bought **twenty-nine** eggs.)
Mo ní **ọgbọ̀n** ọ̀rẹ́. (I have **thirty** friends.)
Safari Field Guide: Full Number Chart (1-30)
You’ve completed the safari! Here’s a quick reference of all the numbers you’ve learned.
| Number | Yoruba Word | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Òkan | (Oh-kahn) |
| 2 | Èjì | (Eh-jee) |
| 3 | Ẹta | (Eh-tah) |
| 4 | Ẹrin | (Eh-rin) |
| 5 | Àrún | (Ah-roon) |
| 6 | Ẹfà | (Eh-fah) |
| 7 | Èje | (Eh-jeh) |
| 8 | Ẹjọ | (Eh-joh) |
| 9 | Ẹsàn-án | (Eh-sahn-ahn) |
| 10 | Ẹwàá | (Eh-wah-ah) |
| 11 | Mọ́kànlá | (Moh-kahn-lah) |
| 12 | Mejìlá | (Meh-jee-lah) |
| 13 | Mẹtálà | (Meh-tah-lah) |
| 14 | Mẹ́rinlá | (Meh-rin-lah) |
| 15 | Mẹ́ẹ̀dógún | (Meh-eh-doh-goon) |
| 16 | Mẹ́rìndínlógún | (Meh-rin-dee-n-loh-goon) |
| 17 | Mẹ́tàdínlógún | (Meh-tah-dee-n-loh-goon) |
| 18 | Méjìdínlógún | (Meh-jee-dee-n-loh-goon) |
| 19 | Mọ́kàndínlógún | (Moh-kahn-dee-n-loh-goon) |
| 20 | Ogún | (Oh-goon) |
| 21 | Mọ́kànlélógún | (Moh-kahn-leh-loh-goon) |
| 22 | Méjìlélógún | (Meh-jee-leh-loh-goon) |
| 23 | Mẹtálélógún | (Meh-tah-leh-loh-goon) |
| 24 | Mẹ́rinlélógún | (Meh-rin-leh-loh-goon) |
| 25 | Mẹ́ẹ̀dọ́gbọ̀n | (Meh-eh-doh-gbon) |
| 26 | Mẹ́rìndínlọ́gbọ̀n | (Meh-rin-dee-n-loh-gbon) |
| 27 | Mẹ́tàdínlọ́gbọ̀n | (Meh-tah-dee-n-loh-gbon) |
| 28 | Méjìdínlọ́gbọ̀n | (Meh-jee-dee-n-loh-gbon) |
| 29 | Mọ́kàndínlọ́gbọ̀n | (Moh-kahn-dee-n-loh-gbon) |
| 30 | Ọgbọ̀n | (Oh-gbon) |