irinwo

Yoruba

Etymology 1
Yoruba numbers (edit)
400
40
    Cardinal: irinwó
    Counting: irinwó
    Adjectival: irinwó
    Ordinal: irinwó
    Adverbial: ìgbà irinwó
    Distributive: irinwó irinwó

Contraction of erin owó (“An amount of money as large as an elephant”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ī.ɾĩ̄.wó/

Numeral

irinwó

  1. two hundred

Adjective

irinwó

  1. four-hundredth

Usage notes

Since this number does not have a m-based form, similar to other multiples of ten afterwards, if it's describing a total number of items, it comes before the noun.

  1. Irínwó dọ́là ni. – It's four hundred dollars

However, if it is describing an ordinal sequence, it comes after the noun.

  1. Ọmọ irínwó l'ó jẹ́. – She's the four hundredth child.
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