Onụọgụgụ Igbo
Igbo
Numbers
Master the art of counting in Igbo. From basic units to billions and beyond, explore the structured and rhythmic numerical system of the Igbo language.
Basic (0-10)
efu
otu
abụọ
atọ
anọ
ise
isii
asaa
asatọ
itoolu/iteghete
iri
Teens (11-20)
iri na otu
iri na abụọ
iri na atọ
iri na anọ
iri na ise
iri na isii
iri na asaa
iri na asatọ
iri na itoolu
iri abụọ
Twenties (21-30)
iri abụọ na otu
iri abụọ na abụọ
iri abụọ na atọ
iri abụọ na anọ
iri abụọ na ise
iri abụọ na isii
iri abụọ na asaa
iri abụọ na asatọ
iri abụọ na itoolu
iri atọ
Thirties (31-40)
iri atọ na otu
iri atọ na abụọ
iri atọ na atọ
iri atọ na anọ
iri atọ na ise
iri atọ na isii
iri atọ na asaa
iri atọ na asatọ
iri atọ na itoolu
iri anọ
Tens
iri ise
iri isii
iri asaa
iri asatọ
iri itoolu
otu narị
Hundreds (101-200+)
otu narị na otu
otu narị na abụọ
otu narị na atọ
otu narị na anọ
otu narị na ise
otu narị na isii
otu narị na asaa
otu narị na asatọ
otu narị na itoolu
otu narị na iri
otu narị na iri na otu
narị abụọ
narị atọ
narị anọ
narị isii
narị asatọ
narị itoolu
Thousands (1,000+)
otu puku
otu puku na otu
otu puku, narị isii, iri ano na itoolu
puku abụọ
puku atọ
puku isii, nari asato, iri abụọ na otu
puku asatọ
puku iri
puku iri ise
puku iri ise, puku abụọ na narị asatọ
puku iri itoolu na puku itoolu, na narị itoolu, iri itoolu na itoolu
narị puku
puku narị iri asaa, puku iri asaa, narị asaa na iri abụọ na abụọ
puku narị itoolu
Millions & Billions
otu nde
nde abụọ
nde isii
nde asaa, puku narị abụọ, puku iri anọ na puku atọ, narị isii na iri anọ na otu
nde asaa, puku narị asatọ, puku iri abụọ na ise puku, narị anọ na iri anọ na ise
otu nde narị
nde narị atọ, nde iri abụọ na otu nde, puku narị ise, puku iri anọ na puku isii na anọ
nde narị anọ
nde puku
otu ijeri
How Igbo Numbers Work
Igbo numbering is largely decimal (base-10). Basic numbers go from 1 (otu) to 10 (iri).
- Narị: Hundred
- Puku: Thousand
- Nde: Million
- Ijeri: Trillion
Larger numbers are constructed by combining these bases. For example, 20 is "iri abụọ" (two tens), and thousands are "puku".
Note: Some numbers have regional variations (like itoolu or iteghete for 9). We aim to provide the most widely understood forms.