blaenyi

Ewe

**Ewe numbers ^(edit)**
		800
← 70	← 79	80	81 →	90 →
		8
Cardinal: blaenyi Ordinal: blaenyilia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /blá.è.ɲí/, [bl̃á.è.ɲí], [blá.è.ɲí]

Numeral

bláènyí

eighty

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