Illustration One – Igiemwin n'okaro - Mathematics Of Counting In Edo Language (A) 11 - Owọrọ - Eleven (B) 111 - Owọrọ yan iyisen [11 + 100 ] - One hundred and eleven (D) 1111 - Owọrọ yan iyisen yan arriaisen [11 + 100 + 1000 ] One thousand one hundren and eleven (E) 11111 - Owọrọ yan iyisen yan arriaisen owọrọ [11 + 100 + 11,000 ] Eleven thousand one hundren and eleven (Ẹ) 111111 - Owọrọ yan iyisen yan arriaisen owọrọ yan iyisen[11 + 100 + 111,000] One Hundred and eleven thousand one hundren and eleven (F) 11111111 - Owọrọ yan iyisen yan arriaisen owọrọ yan iyisen yan Ẹbo owọrọ [11 + 100 + 111,000 + 11,000,000] Eleven million, one hundred and eleven thousand one hundred and eleven (G) 111111111 Owọrọ yan iyisen yan arriaisen owọrọ yan iyisen yan Ẹbo owọrọ yan iyisen [11 + 100 + 111,000 + 111,000,000] One hundred and eleven million, one hundred and eleven thousand, one hundren and eleven “Yan” or “yaen” or “yanre

Vbe n'a ya kẹ igho vbe Ẹdo n'ogben Uwagboẹ Ogieva Before the coming of the European or English pounds and shillings, Edo people were using cowries - 'ikpigho' , as a form of money in economic, trade and social transactions. Over time, this was done away with and a new form of money was introduce. Today Edo people use 'ENAIRA' and "IKOBO” (Naira and Kobo). However, Edo system of counting money is a beat different numerically. In Edo, 10 kobo (10 ikọbọ) is equal to Isele ọkpa, 100 kobo equal to Isele igbe. 1 kobo = 1 ikọbọ | 10 kobo = (10 ikọbọ) - Isele ọkpa | 100 kobo = Isele igbe [ọkpa = 1, Ikpen/Ikpon = 2, igbe = 10, ẹkpo = 200, Iyisen = 100, Arriaisen = 1000] 1 naira = Isele igbe 2 naira = Ikpen ọkpa 3 naira = Ikpen ọkpa vbe Isele igbe (ọkpa vb’igbe) 4 naira = Ikpen eva 5 naira = Ikpen eva vbe Isele igbe (eva vb’igbe) 6 naira = Ikpen eha 7 naira = Ikpen eha vbe Isele igbe (eha vb’igbe) 8 naira = Ikpen ene

Ulaba Edo English . 1 alimo orange . 2 alimo asidi grape . 3 alimo negiẹrẹ lime 4 akarha coco yam . 5 akarha iyokho purple coco yam . 6 ako pepper fruit . 7 alubarra onion . 8 amugen / omugen Velvet tamarin 9 ebahanmwonkhor . 10 ebanana banana 11 ẹbẹlẹbor 12 ebiẹba . 13 ebihiri saint leaf . 14 ebohiwo bitter leaf . 15 ebọdondon water leaf . 16 ebọghẹdẹ plantain leaf . 17 ebumwenkhen pumkin leaf . 18 ẹdin palm fruits . 19 edin-ebo pineapple . 20 ẹdun bitter cola . 21 ẹhien peper . 22 ekasiu cashew . 23 ekhue garden egg . 24 ekpiro . 25 ekoko cocoa . 26 erere beans . 27 etengari tangerine . 28 etomatosi tomatoes . 29 ihenvben . 30 ihiekhe . 31 ikhiavbor okro . 32 ikhimiankhie . 33 ikpakpalor kidney beans . 34 ikpẹdin palm nut / kannel . 35 ikposa / ukposa . 36 ikpovbukhor red fat peper

EDO ENGLISH DICTIONARY BY AGHEISY REBECCA