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Owan Numbers

Just as with any Nigerian language Owan people have numerical words.  Though limited, below are a few of the words.  We would keep adding to the list.

NumeralOwanAlternate
okpa  
eva  
aeha  
ene  
ei-hen  
ehan  
ihi-yhon  
aen-en  
ici-in  
10 igbe  
11 igbo-or  
12 igbe-va (10 +2)  
13 igbe-ha (10 +3)  
14 igbe-ene (10 + 4)  
15 igbe-bi-ihen (10 +5)  
16 igbe-bi-ehan (10+6) ke-ne-su-uwe (20-4) or (4 until 20) 
17 igbe-bi-ihion (10+7) ke-eha-su-uwe (20-3)(3 until 20) 
18 ke-eva-su-uwe (20-2)(2 until 20)  
19 keokpa-su-uwe (20-1)(1 until 20)  
20 uwe 

Note: There may be slight variations from clan to clan.