marun-un marun-un

Yoruba
Yoruba distributive numbers
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    Cardinal : àrún
    Ordinal : kárùn-ún
    Adverbial : ẹ̀ẹ̀marùn-ún
    Distributive : márùn-ún márùn-ún
    Collective : márààrún
    Fractional : ìdámárùn-ún
    Counting : aárùn-ún
    Adjectival : márùn-ún

Etymology

Derived from a reduplication of márùn-ún.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /máɾũ̀ṹmáɾũ̀ṹ/

Adverb

márùn-ún márùn-ún

  1. five by five

Adjective

márùn-ún márùn-ún

  1. five each (followed by nouns to be distributed to)

Usage notes

Alternative forms
  • márùnún márùnún, márùn márùn
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