dwanty

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English twenty, from Old English twēntiġ, from Proto-Germanic *twai tigiwiz.

Yola cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : dwanty

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdwantiː/

Numeral

dwanty

  1. twenty
    • 1867, “THE BRIDE'S PORTION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 102:
      A heeve o' been, an dwanty shilleen.
      A hive of bees, and twenty shillings.

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 36
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