blaasieke

Ewe

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    Cardinal: blaasieke
    Ordinal: blaasiekelia

Etymology

From bla- (tens multiplier) +‎ asieke (“nine”), literally “nine bundles [of ten]”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blá.à.sí.è.ké/, [bl̃á.à.ʃí.è.ké], [blá.à.ʃí.è.ké]

Numeral

bláàsíèké

  1. ninety

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) “blaasieke”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 36
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