Kirundi
ihera
ee-HEH-rah
How to say it
Kirundiiheraee-HEH-rahsoon
Englishmoneysoon
Frenchargentsoon
Meaning
money or currency, from the German coin name Heller.
Good to know
an old-fashioned term for money, reflecting German colonial influence.
Examples
- Ntafise ihera ryo kugura umutsima.I have no money to buy bread.
- Ese ufise ihera ryinshi?Do you have a lot of money?
- Nta hera na rimwe yagize inyuma y'akazi kiwe.He had no money left after his job.
- Ba sogokuru bavuga ku ihera bakoresha kera.Our grandparents talk about the money they used long ago.
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