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The numbers used in most languages remain the same apart from Roman, Greek, etc., numbers that are really different in nature. However, the only difference to other languages’ numbers may be the way they are written. Igbo numbers are similar to those of other languages. Starting from “0” which is called “adigi.” 1 is called “otu.” 2 is called “abụọ.” 3 is called “atọ.” 4 is called “anọ.” 5 is called “ise.” The following are Igbo numbers: 0 = adigi 1 = otu 2 = abụọ 3 = atọ 4 = anọ 5 = ise 6 = isii 7 = asaa 8 = asato 9 = itoolu 10 = iri 11 = iri na otu 12 = iri na abụọ 13 = iri na atọ 14 = iri na anọ 15 = iri na ise 16 = iri na isii 17 = iri na asaa 18 = iri na asato 19 = iri na itoolu 20 = iri abụọ 21 = iri abụọ na otu 22 = iri abụọ na abụọ 23 = iri abụọ na atọ 24 = iri abụọ na anọ 25 = iri abụọ na ise 26 = iri abụọ na isii 27 = iri abụọ na asaa 28 = iri abụọ na asato 29 = iri abụọ na itoolu There are two ways many people use in calculating Igbo numbers from 20 onwards, the above in black is the most popular one of them and below in red is also another way. 20 = ogụ 21 = ogụ na otu 22 = ogụ na abụọ 23 = ogụ na atọ 24 = ogụ na anọ 25 = ogụ na ise 26 = ogụ na isii 27 = ogụ na asaa 28 = ogụ na asato 29 = ogụ na itoolu 30 = iri atọ 31 = iri atọ na otu 32 = iri atọ na abụọ 33 = iri atọ na atọ 34 = iri atọ na anọ 35 = iri atọ na ise 36 = iri atọ na isii 37 = iri atọ na asaa 38 = iri atọ na asato 39 = iri atọ na itoolu There are two ways many people use in calculating Igbo numbers like 30, the above in black is the most popular one of them and below in red is also another way. 30 = ogụ na iri 31 = ogụ na iri na otu 32 = ogụ na iri na abụọ 33 = ogụ na iri na atọ 34 = ogụ na iri na anọ 35 = ogụ na iri na ise 36 = ogụ na iri na isii 37 = ogụ na iri na asaa 38 = ogụ na iri na asato 39 = ogụ na iri na itoolu 40 = iri anọ 41 = iri anọ na otu 42 = iri anọ na abụọ 43 = iri anọ na atọ 44 = iri anọ na anọ 45 = iri anọ na ise 46 = iri anọ na isii 47 = iri anọ na asaa 48 = iri anọ na asato 49 = iri anọ na itoolu There are two ways many people use in calculating Igbo numbers like 40, the above in black is the most popular one of them and below in red is also another way. 40 = ogụ abụọ 41 = ogụ abụọ na otu 42 = ogụ abụọ na abụọ 43 = ogụ abụọ na atọ 44 = ogụ abụọ na anọ 45 = ogụ abụọ na ise 46 = ogụ abụọ na isii 47 = ogụ abụọ na asaa 48 = ogụ abụọ na asato 49 = ogụ abụọ na itoolu 50 = iri ise 51 = iri ise na otu 52 = iri ise na abụọ 53 = iri ise na atọ 54 = iri ise na anọ 55 = iri ise na ise 56 = iri ise na isii 57 = iri ise na asaa 58 = iri ise na asato 59 = iri ise na itoolu There are two ways many people use in calculating Igbo numbers like 50, the above in black is the most popular one of them and below in red is also another way. 50 = ogụ abụọ na iri 51 ogụ abụọ na iri na otu 52 ogụ abụọ na iri na abụọ 53 = ogụ abụọ na iri na atọ 54 = ogụ abụọ na iri na anọ 55 = ogụ abụọ na iri na ise 56 = ogụ abụọ na iri na isii 57 = ogụ abụọ na iri na asaa 58 = ogụ abụọ na iri na asato 59 = ogụ abụọ na iri na itoolu 60 = iri isii 61 = iri isii na otu 62 = iri isii na abụọ 63 = iri isii na atọ 64 = iri isii na anọ 65 = iri isii na ise 66 = iri isii na isii 67 = iri isii na asaa 68 = iri isii na asato 69 = iri isii na itoolu There are two ways many people use in calculating Igbo numbers like 60, the above in black is the most popular one of them and below in red is also another way. 60 = ogụ atọ) 61 = ogụ atọ na otu 62 = ogụ atọ na abụọ 63 = ogụ atọ na atọ 64 = ogụ atọ na anọ 65 = ogụ atọ na ise 66 = ogụ atọ na isii 67 = ogụ atọ na asaa 68 = ogụ atọ na asato 69 = ogụ atọ na itoolu 70 = iri asaa 71 = iri asaa na otu 72 = iri asaa na abụọ 73 = iri asaa na atọ 74 = iri asaa na anọ 75 = iri asaa na ise 76 = iri asaa na isii 77 = iri asaa na asaa 78 = iri asaa na asato 79 = iri asaa na itoolu There are two ways many people use in calculating Igbo numbers like 70, the above in black is the most popular one of them and below in red is also another way. 70 = ogụ atọ na iri 71 = ogụ atọ na iri na otu 72 = ogụ atọ na iri na abụọ 73 = ogụ atọ na iri na atọ 74 = ogụ atọ na iri na anọ 75 = ogụ atọ na iri na ise 76 = ogụ atọ na iri na isii 77 = ogụ atọ na iri na asaa 78 = ogụ atọ na iri na asato 79 = ogụ atọ na iri na itoolu 80 = iri asato 81 = iri asato na otu 82 = iri asato na abụọ 83 = iri asato na atọ 84 = iri asato na anọ 85 = iri asato na ise 86 = iri asato na isii 87 = iri asato na asaa 88 = iri asato na asato 89 = iri asato na itoolu There are two ways many people use in calculating Igbo numbers like 80, the above in black is the most popular one of them and below in red is also another way. 80 = ogụ anọ 81 = ogụ anọ na otu 82 = ogụ anọ na abụọ 83 = ogụ anọ na atọ 84 = ogụ anọ na anọ 85 = ogụ anọ na ise 86 = ogụ anọ na isii 87 = ogụ anọ na asaa 88 = ogụ anọ na asato 89 = ogụ anọ na itoolu 90 = iri itoolu 91 = iri itoolu na otu 92 = iri itoolu na abụọ 93 = iri itoolu na atọ 94 = iri itoolu na anọ 95 = iri itoolu na ise 96 = iri itoolu na isii 97 = iri itoolu na asaa 98 = iri itoolu na asato 99 = iri itoolu na itoolu There are two ways many people use in calculating Igbo numbers like 90, the above in black is the most popular one of them and below in red is also another way. 90 = ogụ anọ na iri 91 = ogụ anọ na iri na otu 92 = ogụ anọ na iri na abụọ 93 = ogụ anọ na iri na atọ 94 = ogụ anọ na iri na anọ 95 = ogụ anọ na iri na ise 96 = ogụ anọ na iri na isii 97 = ogụ anọ na iri na asaa 98 = ogụ anọ na iri na asato 99 = ogụ anọ na iri na itoolu 100 = nnari 101 = nnari na otu 102 = nnari na abụọ 103 = nnari na atọ 104 = nnari na anọ 105 = nnari na ise 106 = nnari na isii 107 = nnari na asaa 108 = nnari na asato 109 = nnari na itoolu 200 = nnari abụọ 201 = nnari abụọ na otu 202 = nnari abụọ na abụọ 203 = nnari abụọ na atọ 204 = nnari abụọ na anọ 205 = nnari abụọ na ise 206 = nnari abụọ na isii 207 = nnari abụọ na asaa 208 = nnari abụọ na asato 209 = nnari abụọ na itoolu 300 = nnari atọ 301 = nnari atọ na otu 302 = nnari atọ na abụọ 303 = nnari atọ na atọ 304 = nnari atọ na anọ 305 = nnari atọ na ise 306 = nnari atọ na isii 307 = nnari atọ na asaa 308 = nnari atọ na asato 309 = nnari atọ na itoolu 400 = nnari anọ 401 = nnari anọ na otu 402 = nnari anọ na abụọ 403 = nnari anọ na atọ 404 = nnari anọ na anọ 405 = nnari anọ na ise 406 = nnari anọ na isii 407 = nnari anọ na asaa 408 = nnari anọ na asato 409 = nnari anọ na itoolu 500 = nnari ise 501 = nnari ise na otu 502 = nnari ise na abụọ 503 = nnari ise na atọ 504 = nnari ise na anọ 505 = nnari ise na ise 506 = nnari ise na isii 507 = nnari ise na asaa 508 = nnari ise na asato 509 = nnari ise na itoolu 600 = nnari isii 601 = nnari isii na otu 602 = nnari isii na abụọ 603 = nnari isii na atọ 604 = nnari isii na anọ 605 = nnari isii na ise 606 = nnari isii na isii 607 = nnari isii na asaa 608 = nnari isii na asato 609 = nnari isii na itoolu 700 = nnari asaa 701 = nnari asaa na otu 702 = nnari asaa na abụọ 703 = nnari asaa na atọ 704 = nnari asaa na anọ 705 = nnari asaa na ise 706 = nnari asaa na isii 707 = nnari asaa na asaa 708 = nnari asaa na asato 709 = nnari asaa na itoolu 800 = nnari asato 801 = nnari asato na otu 802 = nnari asato na abụọ 803 = nnari asato na atọ 804 = nnari asato na anọ 805 = nnari asato na ise 806 = nnari asato na isii 807 = nnari asato na asaa 808 = nnari asato na asato 809 = nnari asato na itoolu 900 = nnari itoolu 901 = nnari itoolu na otu 902 = nnari itoolu na abụọ 903 = nnari itoolu na atọ 904 = nnari itoolu na anọ 905 = nnari itoolu na ise 906 = nnari itoolu na isii 907 = nnari itoolu na asaa 908 = nnari itoolu na asato 909 = nnari itoolu na itoolu 1000 = puku 2000 = puku abụọ 3000 = puku atọ 4000 = puku anọ 5000 = puku ise 6000 = puku isii 7000 = puku asaa 8000 = puku asato 9000 = puku itoolu 10,000 = puku iri 20,000 = puku iri abụọ 30,000 = puku iri atọ 40,000 = puku iri anọ 50,000 = puku iri ise 60,000 = puku iri isii 70,000 = puku iri asaa 80,000 = puku iri asato 90,000 = puku iri itoolu 100,000 = puku nnari 200,000 = puku nnari abụọ 300,000 = puku nnari atọ 400,000 = puku nnari anọ 500,000 = puku nnari ise 600,000 = puku nnari isii 700,000 = puku nnari asaa 800,000 = puku nnari asato 900,000 = puku nnari itoolu 1,000,000 = nde 2,000,000 = nde abụọ 3,000,000 = nde atọ 4,000,000 = nde anọ 5,000,000 = nde ise 6,000,000 = nde isii 7,000,000 = nde asaa 8,000,000 = nde asato 9,000,000 = nde itoolu In Igbo maths or calculations, multiplication, addition, subtraction and division can be done. Add (gbako or ngbako) Let’s say that you wish to add 100 plus 359 it gives 459 (gbako 100 na 359 ya buta 459). Subtract (wepuga or nwepuga) Subtract 196 from 382 it remains 186 (wepuga 196 ebe 382 nọ, ya fọ 186). Divide (kewa or nkewa) Divide $10,000 to 125 people, each person will get $80 (kewa $10,000 ebe ndi mmadu dị 125 nọ, ọnye ọwula ga ekete $80). Multiply (bule or nbuli) Multiply 667 by 33 will give 22,011 (bule 667 ụgbele 33 ga enye 22,011).
The numbers used in most languages remain the same apart from Roman, Greek, etc., numbers that are really different in nature. However, the only difference to other languages’ numbers may be the way they are written. Igbo numbers are similar to those of other languages. Starting from “0” which is called “adigi.” 1 is called “otu.” 2 is called “abụọ.” 3 is called “atọ.” 4 is called “anọ.” 5 is called “ise.” The following are Igbo numbers: 0 = adigi 1 = otu 2 = abụọ 3 = atọ 4 = anọ 5 = ise 6 = isii 7 = asaa 8 = asato 9 = itoolu 10 = iri 11 = iri na otu 12 = iri na abụọ 13 = iri na atọ 14 = iri na anọ 15 = iri na ise 16 = iri na isii 17 = iri na asaa 18 = iri na asato 19 = iri na itoolu 20 = iri abụọ 21 = iri abụọ na otu 22 = iri abụọ na abụọ 23 = iri abụọ na atọ 24 = iri abụọ na anọ 25 = iri abụọ na ise 26 = iri abụọ na isii 27 = iri abụọ na asaa 28 = iri abụọ na asato 29 = iri abụọ na itoolu There are two ways many people use in calculating Igbo numbers from 20 onwards, the above in black is the most popular one of them and below in red is also another way. 20 = ogụ 21 = ogụ na otu 22 = ogụ na abụọ 23 = ogụ na atọ 24 = ogụ na anọ 25 = ogụ na ise 26 = ogụ na isii 27 = ogụ na asaa 28 = ogụ na asato 29 = ogụ na itoolu 30 = iri atọ 31 = iri atọ na otu 32 = iri atọ na abụọ 33 = iri atọ na atọ 34 = iri atọ na anọ 35 = iri atọ na ise 36 = iri atọ na isii 37 = iri atọ na asaa 38 = iri atọ na asato 39 = iri atọ na itoolu There are two ways many people use in calculating Igbo numbers like 30, the above in black is the most popular one of them and below in red is also another way. 30 = ogụ na iri 31 = ogụ na iri na otu 32 = ogụ na iri na abụọ 33 = ogụ na iri na atọ 34 = ogụ na iri na anọ 35 = ogụ na iri na ise 36 = ogụ na iri na isii 37 = ogụ na iri na asaa 38 = ogụ na iri na asato 39 = ogụ na iri na itoolu 40 = iri anọ 41 = iri anọ na otu 42 = iri anọ na abụọ 43 = iri anọ na atọ 44 = iri anọ na anọ 45 = iri anọ na ise 46 = iri anọ na isii 47 = iri anọ na asaa 48 = iri anọ na asato 49 = iri anọ na itoolu There are two ways many people use in calculating Igbo numbers like 40, the above in black is the most popular one of them and below in red is also another way. 40 = ogụ abụọ 41 = ogụ abụọ na otu 42 = ogụ abụọ na abụọ 43 = ogụ abụọ na atọ 44 = ogụ abụọ na anọ 45 = ogụ abụọ na ise 46 = ogụ abụọ na isii 47 = ogụ abụọ na asaa 48 = ogụ abụọ na asato 49 = ogụ abụọ na itoolu 50 = iri ise 51 = iri ise na otu 52 = iri ise na abụọ 53 = iri ise na atọ 54 = iri ise na anọ 55 = iri ise na ise 56 = iri ise na isii 57 = iri ise na asaa 58 = iri ise na asato 59 = iri ise na itoolu There are two ways many people use in calculating Igbo numbers like 50, the above in black is the most popular one of them and below in red is also another way. 50 = ogụ abụọ na iri 51 ogụ abụọ na iri na otu 52 ogụ abụọ na iri na abụọ 53 = ogụ abụọ na iri na atọ 54 = ogụ abụọ na iri na anọ 55 = ogụ abụọ na iri na ise 56 = ogụ abụọ na iri na isii 57 = ogụ abụọ na iri na asaa 58 = ogụ abụọ na iri na asato 59 = ogụ abụọ na iri na itoolu 60 = iri isii 61 = iri isii na otu 62 = iri isii na abụọ 63 = iri isii na atọ 64 = iri isii na anọ 65 = iri isii na ise 66 = iri isii na isii 67 = iri isii na asaa 68 = iri isii na asato 69 = iri isii na itoolu There are two ways many people use in calculating Igbo numbers like 60, the above in black is the most popular one of them and below in red is also another way. 60 = ogụ atọ) 61 = ogụ atọ na otu 62 = ogụ atọ na abụọ 63 = ogụ atọ na atọ 64 = ogụ atọ na anọ 65 = ogụ atọ na ise 66 = ogụ atọ na isii 67 = ogụ atọ na asaa 68 = ogụ atọ na asato 69 = ogụ atọ na itoolu 70 = iri asaa 71 = iri asaa na otu 72 = iri asaa na abụọ 73 = iri asaa na atọ 74 = iri asaa na anọ 75 = iri asaa na ise 76 = iri asaa na isii 77 = iri asaa na asaa 78 = iri asaa na asato 79 = iri asaa na itoolu There are two ways many people use in calculating Igbo numbers like 70, the above in black is the most popular one of them and below in red is also another way. 70 = ogụ atọ na iri 71 = ogụ atọ na iri na otu 72 = ogụ atọ na iri na abụọ 73 = ogụ atọ na iri na atọ 74 = ogụ atọ na iri na anọ 75 = ogụ atọ na iri na ise 76 = ogụ atọ na iri na isii 77 = ogụ atọ na iri na asaa 78 = ogụ atọ na iri na asato 79 = ogụ atọ na iri na itoolu 80 = iri asato 81 = iri asato na otu 82 = iri asato na abụọ 83 = iri asato na atọ 84 = iri asato na anọ 85 = iri asato na ise 86 = iri asato na isii 87 = iri asato na asaa 88 = iri asato na asato 89 = iri asato na itoolu There are two ways many people use in calculating Igbo numbers like 80, the above in black is the most popular one of them and below in red is also another way. 80 = ogụ anọ 81 = ogụ anọ na otu 82 = ogụ anọ na abụọ 83 = ogụ anọ na atọ 84 = ogụ anọ na anọ 85 = ogụ anọ na ise 86 = ogụ anọ na isii 87 = ogụ anọ na asaa 88 = ogụ anọ na asato 89 = ogụ anọ na itoolu 90 = iri itoolu 91 = iri itoolu na otu 92 = iri itoolu na abụọ 93 = iri itoolu na atọ 94 = iri itoolu na anọ 95 = iri itoolu na ise 96 = iri itoolu na isii 97 = iri itoolu na asaa 98 = iri itoolu na asato 99 = iri itoolu na itoolu There are two ways many people use in calculating Igbo numbers like 90, the above in black is the most popular one of them and below in red is also another way. 90 = ogụ anọ na iri 91 = ogụ anọ na iri na otu 92 = ogụ anọ na iri na abụọ 93 = ogụ anọ na iri na atọ 94 = ogụ anọ na iri na anọ 95 = ogụ anọ na iri na ise 96 = ogụ anọ na iri na isii 97 = ogụ anọ na iri na asaa 98 = ogụ anọ na iri na asato 99 = ogụ anọ na iri na itoolu 100 = nnari 101 = nnari na otu 102 = nnari na abụọ 103 = nnari na atọ 104 = nnari na anọ 105 = nnari na ise 106 = nnari na isii 107 = nnari na asaa 108 = nnari na asato 109 = nnari na itoolu 200 = nnari abụọ 201 = nnari abụọ na otu 202 = nnari abụọ na abụọ 203 = nnari abụọ na atọ 204 = nnari abụọ na anọ 205 = nnari abụọ na ise 206 = nnari abụọ na isii 207 = nnari abụọ na asaa 208 = nnari abụọ na asato 209 = nnari abụọ na itoolu 300 = nnari atọ 301 = nnari atọ na otu 302 = nnari atọ na abụọ 303 = nnari atọ na atọ 304 = nnari atọ na anọ 305 = nnari atọ na ise 306 = nnari atọ na isii 307 = nnari atọ na asaa 308 = nnari atọ na asato 309 = nnari atọ na itoolu 400 = nnari anọ 401 = nnari anọ na otu 402 = nnari anọ na abụọ 403 = nnari anọ na atọ 404 = nnari anọ na anọ 405 = nnari anọ na ise 406 = nnari anọ na isii 407 = nnari anọ na asaa 408 = nnari anọ na asato 409 = nnari anọ na itoolu 500 = nnari ise 501 = nnari ise na otu 502 = nnari ise na abụọ 503 = nnari ise na atọ 504 = nnari ise na anọ 505 = nnari ise na ise 506 = nnari ise na isii 507 = nnari ise na asaa 508 = nnari ise na asato 509 = nnari ise na itoolu 600 = nnari isii 601 = nnari isii na otu 602 = nnari isii na abụọ 603 = nnari isii na atọ 604 = nnari isii na anọ 605 = nnari isii na ise 606 = nnari isii na isii 607 = nnari isii na asaa 608 = nnari isii na asato 609 = nnari isii na itoolu 700 = nnari asaa 701 = nnari asaa na otu 702 = nnari asaa na abụọ 703 = nnari asaa na atọ 704 = nnari asaa na anọ 705 = nnari asaa na ise 706 = nnari asaa na isii 707 = nnari asaa na asaa 708 = nnari asaa na asato 709 = nnari asaa na itoolu 800 = nnari asato 801 = nnari asato na otu 802 = nnari asato na abụọ 803 = nnari asato na atọ 804 = nnari asato na anọ 805 = nnari asato na ise 806 = nnari asato na isii 807 = nnari asato na asaa 808 = nnari asato na asato 809 = nnari asato na itoolu 900 = nnari itoolu 901 = nnari itoolu na otu 902 = nnari itoolu na abụọ 903 = nnari itoolu na atọ 904 = nnari itoolu na anọ 905 = nnari itoolu na ise 906 = nnari itoolu na isii 907 = nnari itoolu na asaa 908 = nnari itoolu na asato 909 = nnari itoolu na itoolu 1000 = puku 2000 = puku abụọ 3000 = puku atọ 4000 = puku anọ 5000 = puku ise 6000 = puku isii 7000 = puku asaa 8000 = puku asato 9000 = puku itoolu 10,000 = puku iri 20,000 = puku iri abụọ 30,000 = puku iri atọ 40,000 = puku iri anọ 50,000 = puku iri ise 60,000 = puku iri isii 70,000 = puku iri asaa 80,000 = puku iri asato 90,000 = puku iri itoolu 100,000 = puku nnari 200,000 = puku nnari abụọ 300,000 = puku nnari atọ 400,000 = puku nnari anọ 500,000 = puku nnari ise 600,000 = puku nnari isii 700,000 = puku nnari asaa 800,000 = puku nnari asato 900,000 = puku nnari itoolu 1,000,000 = nde 2,000,000 = nde abụọ 3,000,000 = nde atọ 4,000,000 = nde anọ 5,000,000 = nde ise 6,000,000 = nde isii 7,000,000 = nde asaa 8,000,000 = nde asato 9,000,000 = nde itoolu In Igbo maths or calculations, multiplication, addition, subtraction and division can be done. Add (gbako or ngbako) Let’s say that you wish to add 100 plus 359 it gives 459 (gbako 100 na 359 ya buta 459). Subtract (wepuga or nwepuga) Subtract 196 from 382 it remains 186 (wepuga 196 ebe 382 nọ, ya fọ 186). Divide (kewa or nkewa) Divide $10,000 to 125 people, each person will get $80 (kewa $10,000 ebe ndi mmadu dị 125 nọ, ọnye ọwula ga ekete $80). Multiply (bule or nbuli) Multiply 667 by 33 will give 22,011 (bule 667 ụgbele 33 ga enye 22,011).
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