ataano

Tooro
Tooro numbers (edit)
500[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  40 50 60  → 
5[a], [b]
    Cardinal: makumi ataano, ataano

Etymology

Sense 2 is a clipping of makumi ataano (“fifty”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /atáːno/

Numeral

ataano

  1. class 6 form of -taano (“five”)
  2. fifty

Usage notes
  • Sense 2 (fifty) cannot not used when a class 6 noun precedes it, in which case it means "five". makumi ataano is used instead.
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