meji meji

meji meji

Yoruba

Yoruba distributive numbers

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Cardinal : èjì     Ordinal : kejì     Adverbial : ẹ̀ẹ̀mejì     Distributive : méjì méjì     Collective : méjèèjì     Fractional : ìdajì     Counting : eéjì     Adjectival : méjì

Etymology

Derived from a reduplication of méjì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /méd͡ʒìméd͡ʒì/

Adverb

méjì méjì

1. two by two, in pairs

Adjective

méjì méjì

1. two each (followed by nouns to be distributed to)