Kirundi
ikilometero
Word parts: iki-lometero
ee-kee-loh-meh-TEH-roh
How to say it
Kirundiikilometeroee-kee-loh-meh-TEH-rohsoon
Englishkilometresoon
Frenchkilomètresoon
Meaning
a unit of distance equal to one thousand metres; a kilometre.
Good to know
A loanword used for measuring road distances.
Examples
- Inzu yanje iri ku bilometero bibiri kuva hano.My house is two kilometres from here.
- Ese hasigaye ibilometero bingahe kugira ngo tugere?How many kilometres are left before we arrive?
- Nta kilometero na kimwe twagenze uyu munsi.We did not travel a single kilometre today.
- Tuzogenda ibilometero cumi ejo bucese.We will walk ten kilometres tomorrow morning.
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