blaadre

Ewe

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7
    Cardinal: blaadre
    Ordinal: blaadrelia

Etymology

From bla- (tens multiplier) +‎ adre (seven), literally seven bundles [of ten].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blá.á.dlè/, [bl̃á.á.d̪ɾ̃è], [blá.á.d̪ɾè]

Numeral

bláádrè

  1. seventy

References

  • Dzablu-Kumah, Simon Wellington (2015) Ulrike Claudi, Johannes Ayao Ossey, editors, Basic Ewe for Foreign Students[1], 2nd edition, Cologne: Universität zu Köln Institut für Afrikanistik, page 19
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “blaadre”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 36