Kirundi
irake
ee-RAH-keh
How to say it
Kirundiirakeee-RAH-kehsoon
Englishone hundred thousandsoon
Frenchcent millesoon
Meaning
the number one hundred thousand.
Good to know
A variant of iraki, both meaning 100,000; more common in counting large sums of money.
Examples
- Yaguze inka ku giciro cy'irake rimwe.He bought the cow for one hundred thousand.
- Umushinga urakenewe amairake atatu.The project needs three hundred thousand.
- Ntabwo bafise irake rimwe ry'akiguzi.They don't have a hundred thousand for the price.
- Yungutse amairake abiri mu bucuruzi.He gained two hundred thousand from the business.
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