Table 1. Paradigm of Ígálâ Numerals (0–10,000)

Numeral	Expression	Literal Breakdown	Notes
0	òfo	Zero	Also means “nullity, emptiness”
1	ényẹ́, ǒkâ, òké	1	Variant forms
2	èjì	2	With prefix: òkémọ́èjì
3	ẹ̀ta	3	With prefix: òkémọ́ẹ̀ta
4	ẹ̀lẹ̀	4	With prefix: òkémọ́ẹ̀lẹ̀
5	ẹ̀lú	5	With prefix: òkémọ́ẹ̀lú
6	ẹ̀fà	6	With prefix: òkémọ́ẹ̀fà
7	èbie	7	With prefix: òkémọ́èbie
8	ẹ̀jọ	8	With prefix: òkémọ́ẹ̀jọ
9	ẹ̀lá	9	With prefix: òkémọ́ẹ̀lá
10	ẹ̀gwá	10	With prefix: òkémọ́ẹ̀gwá
11	ẹ̀gwáòkâ	10 + 1	With prefix: òkémọ́ẹ̀gwáǒkâ or ẹ̀gwányúòké is a possible alternative
12	ẹ̀gwáèjì	10 + 2	With prefix: òkémọ́ẹ̀gwáèjì or ẹ̀gwányúòkémọ́èjì is a possible alternative
19	ẹ̀gwáẹ̀lá	10 + 9	With prefix: òkémọ́ẹ̀gwáẹ̀lá or ẹ̀gwányúòkémọ́ẹ̀lá is a possible alternative
20	ógwú	20	Lexicalized base-20 form (cf. ọ̀gbọ̀)
21	ógwúnyúòké	20 + 1	–
22	ógwúnyúòkémọ́èjì	20 + 2	–
29	ógwúnyúòkémọ́ẹ̀lá	20 + 9	–
30	ógwúẹ̀gwá	20 + 10	ógwúnyúòkémọ́ẹ̀gwá is a possible alternative
40	ọ̀gbọ̀mọ́èjì	20 × 2	–
50	óje	50	Lexicalized base-50 form (cf. ólí)
60	ọ̀gbọ̀mọ́ẹ̀ta	20 × 3	–
70	ọ̀gbọ̀mọ́ẹ̀taẹ̀gwá	(20 × 3) + 10	–
80	ọ̀gbọ̀mọ́ẹ̀lẹ̀	20 × 4	–
90	ọ̀gbọ̀mọ́ẹ̀lẹ̀ẹ̀gwá	(20 × 4) + 10	–
100	ọ̀gbọ̀mọ́ẹ̀lú/ ólímọ́èjì	(20 × 5) / (50 × 2)	Dual base strategy
200	ọ̀gwáọ́kọ́/ ọ̀gbọ̀mọ́ẹ̀gwá/ ólímọ́ẹ̀lẹ̀	(20 × 10) / (50 × 4)	Multiple forms
300	ólímọ́ẹ̀fà	50 × 6	–
400	úluókó/ólímọ́ẹ̀jọ	400 / (50 × 8)	Lexicalized and multiplicative
500	ólímọ́ẹ̀gwá	50 × 10	–
600	úlúọ́gwǎ / ólímọ́ẹ̀gwáèjì	400 + 200 / 50 × 12	Mixed strategy
700	ólímọ́ẹ̀gwáẹ̀lẹ̀	50 × 14	–
800	íchámû / ólímọ́ẹ̀gwáẹ̀fà	800 / 50 × 16	Lexicalized and multiplicative
900	ólímọ́ẹ̀gwáẹ̀jọ	50 × 18	–
1,000	íchámûnyúọ̀gwáọ́kọ́	800 + 200	Additive
1,001	íchámûnyúọ̀gwáọ́kọ́ nyúòké	1,000 + 1	–
1,010	íchámûnyúọ̀gwáọ́kọ́ nyú(òkémọ́)ẹ̀gwá	1,000 + 10	–
1,020	íchámûnyúọ̀gwáọ́kọ́ nyúógwú	1,000 + 20	–
1,100	íchámûnyúọ̀gwáọ́kọ́ nyúọ̀gbọ̀mọ́ẹ̀lú	1,000 + 100	–
1,200	íchámûnyúọ̀gwáọ́kọ́ nyúọ̀gwáọ́kọ́	1,000 + 200	–
2,000	íchámûnyúọ̀gwáọ́kọ́ mọ́èjì	1,000 × 2	Multiplicative
10,000	íchámûnyúọ̀gwáọ́kọ́ mọ́ẹ̀gwá	1,000 × 10	Multiplicative