mirongo ibiri

How to say it

Meaning

The number twenty, two tens, used to count people, years, money and anything else.

Good to know

Tens in Kirundi are built with mirongo (tens) and a unit that agrees with it; the extra units come after na and agree with what is counted: abantu mirongo ibiri na batatu, 23 people; imyaka mirongo ibiri n'itanu, 25 years.

Examples

• Ishure ryacu rifise abigisha mirongo ibiri.Our school has twenty teachers.
• Naguze amagi mirongo ibiri ku isoko.I bought twenty eggs at the market.
• Umuhungu wanje yujuje imyaka mirongo ibiri n'itatu.My son has turned twenty-three.

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