Kirundi
amakuta
Word parts: ama-kuta
ah-mah-KOO-tah
How to say it
Kirundiamakutaah-mah-KOO-tahsoon
Englishten-centime coinssoon
Frenchpièces de dix centimessoon
Meaning
old coins each worth ten centimes.
Good to know
plural of ikuta (ama- class); the singular is in the i- class. A dated term for old currency.
Examples
- Amakuta ya kera ntakiboneka mu masoko.The old ten-centime coins are no longer found in the markets.
- Ese sekuru yigeze kukubwira ku bijanye n'amakuta?Did your grandfather ever tell you about the ten-centime coins?
- Abana bo muri iki gihe ntibazi amakuta yakoreshwa na ba sokuru.Children today don't know the ten-centime coins their grandparents used.
- Umukurambere azookwereka abuzukuru amakuta yabitse kuva kera.The elder will show the grandchildren the ten-centime coins he has kept since long ago.
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