Kirundi
amayinga
Word parts: ama-yinga
ah-mah-YEEN-gah
How to say it
Kirundiamayingaah-mah-YEEN-gahsoon
Englishweekssoon
Frenchsemainessoon
Meaning
periods of seven days, weeks.
Good to know
plural of iyinga (ama- class).
Examples
- Amayinga abiri araheze uhereye igihe twahuriye.Two weeks have passed since we last met.
- Bizomara amayinga angahe kugira ngo birangire?How many weeks will it take to finish?
- Nta mayinga asigaye mbere y'iminsi mikuru.There are no weeks left before the holidays.
- Tuzokorana amayinga menshi ku mushinga uyu.We will work together for many weeks on this project.
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