Urhobo Numbers
URHOBO NUMBERING SYSTEM
UKERI means ‘counting’ in the Urhobo language The Urhobo numbering system can count up to one billion and more, like it is done in other languages. The system as uses mathematical process of addition, multiplication and subtraction.
The following is the lists of mathematical processes:
- Ake̖ghe̖ = Fraction of
- Gbe̖. Kugbe̖. Pavwe̖ = Plus
- Asakue̖ = Multiplied by
- Nuro = Minus
Basic Urhobo numbering in terms of quantity:
| 1 – Ọvo
2 – Ivẹ 3 – Erha 4 – Ẹne 5 – Iyorin 6 – Esan 7 – Ighwrẹn 8 – Ẹrenren 9 – Irhirin 10 – Ihwe |
11 – Ihwegbọvo (Uhwọvo)
12 – Ihwegbivẹ (Ihwivẹ) 13 – Ihwegberha (Ihwerha) 14 – Ihwegbẹne (Ihwẹne) 15 – Ihwegbiyorin (Ihwiorin) 16 – Ihwegbesan 17 – Ihwegbighwrẹn 18 – Ihwegbẹrenren 19 – Ihwegbirhirin 20 – Uje |
| 21 – Ujegbọvo
22 – Ujegbivẹ 23 – Ujegberha 24 – Ujegbẹne 25 – Ujegbiyorin 30 – Ọgban 35 – Ọgbangbiyorin 40 – Ujuvẹ 45 – Ujuvẹgbiyorin 50 – Ujuvẹgbihwe 55 – Ujuvẹgbihwiorin 60 – Ujorha 65 – Ujorhahbiyorin 70 – Ujorhagbihwe |
75 – Ujorhagbihwiorin
80 – Ujọne 85 – Ujọnegbiyorin 90 – Ujọnegbihwe 100 – Ujorin 110 – Ujoringbihwe 120 – Ujosan 130 – Ujosangbihwe 140 – Ujughwrẹn 150 – Ujughwrẹngbihwe 160 – Ujorenren 170 – Ujorenre gbihwe 180 – Ujurhirin 190 – Ujurhiringbihwe 200 – Uri/Ujorin-ivẹ |
