Numbers

15 phrases · Ewe with romanization, English and audio

Ɖeka
One
Usage
The number 1; inside compounds it becomes ɖekɛ
Grammar Note
Ewe numerals are decimal.
Eve
Two
Usage
The number 2
Grammar Note
The v in eve is plain v, not ʋ.
Etɔ̃
Three
Usage
The number 3
Grammar Note
ɔ̃ is a nasal vowel (ɔ plus a combining tilde).
Ene
Four
Usage
The number 4
Grammar Note
ene is four.
Atɔ̃
Five
Usage
The number 5
Grammar Note
ɔ̃ is a nasal vowel.
Ade
Six
Usage
The number 6
Grammar Note
ade is six.
Adre
Seven
Usage
The number 7
Grammar Note
adre is seven.
Enyi
Eight
Usage
The number 8
Grammar Note
enyi is spelled the same as the word for “cow”.
Asieke
Nine
Usage
The number 9
Grammar Note
asieke is nine.
Ewo
Ten
Usage
The number 10
Grammar Note
ewo is ten.
Wuiɖekɛ
Eleven
Usage
The number 11; 11-19 are wui + digit
Grammar Note
Inside compounds “one” is ɖekɛ, not ɖeka. This app follows the spelling wuiɖekɛ used in print.
Blaeve
Twenty
Usage
The number 20; 30 is blaetɔ̃
Grammar Note
Tens are blae + digit (blaeve 20, blaetɔ̃ 30).
Alafa ɖeka
One hundred
Usage
The number 100
Grammar Note
The numeral follows the noun.
Akpe ɖeka
One thousand
Usage
The number 1,000
Grammar Note
akpe also means “thanks”.
Mexɔ ƒe blaeve vɔ atɔ̃
I am 25 years old
Usage
State your age; swap the number
Grammar Note
Composed from the attested “xɔ ƒe blaeve vɔ atɔ̃” (took 25 years). Not yet checked by a native speaker.

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