asatu

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Tooro[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

asatu

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

Usage notes[edit]

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