blaetɔ̃

Ewe

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3
    Cardinal: blaetɔ̃
    Ordinal: blaetɔ̃lia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blá.è.tɔ̃̀/, [bl̃á.è.t̪ɔ̃̀], [blá.è.t̪ɔ̃̀]

Numeral

bláètɔ̃̀

  1. thirty

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