asatu

Tooro
Tooro numbers (edit)
300[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  20  ←  29 30 40  → [a], [b]
3[a], [b]
    Cardinal: makumi asatu, asatu

Etymology

Sense 2 is a clipping of makumi asatu (“thirty”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aːsátu/

Numeral

asatu

  1. class 6 form of -satu (“three”)
  2. thirty

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