Kirundi
imeya
ee-MEH-yah
How to say it
Kirundiimeyaee-MEH-yahsoon
Englishcentime piecesoon
Frenchpièce d'un centimesoon
Meaning
a small coin worth one centime, of little value today.
Good to know
noun; historical low-value currency.
Examples
- Sekuru yaranyereka imeya ya kera.Grandfather showed me an old centime coin.
- Ufise imeya nk'iyo?Do you have a coin like that?
- Nta meya zikoreshwa muri iki gihe.Centime coins are not used nowadays.
- Twabonye amafaranga make ya kera nk'imeya.We found some old money like the centime coin.
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