mirongo indwi

How to say it

Meaning

The number seventy, seven tens, used for ages, distances and other counts.

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 indwi na batatu, 73 people; imyaka mirongo indwi n'itanu, 75 years.

Examples

• Sogokuru yapfuye afise imyaka mirongo indwi.My grandfather died at seventy years old.
• Iryo shure ryakiriye abanyeshure mirongo indwi uyu mwaka.That school took in seventy pupils this year.
• Twateye ibiti mirongo indwi n'umunani ku musozi.We planted seventy-eight trees on the hill.

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