mirongo itandatu
mee-ROH-ngoh ee-tah-NDAH-too
How to say it
Kirundimirongo itandatumee-ROH-ngoh ee-tah-NDAH-too
Englishsixty (60)
Frenchsoixante
Meaning
The number sixty, six tens, as in the sixty minutes of an hour or a person's age.
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 itandatu na batatu, 63 people; imyaka mirongo itandatu n'itanu, 65 years.
Examples
- Isaha imwe igizwe n'iminota mirongo itandatu.One hour is made up of sixty minutes.
- Sogokuru afise imyaka mirongo itandatu n'ibiri.My grandfather is sixty-two years old.
- Iyo modoka yagendaga ibirometero mirongo itandatu ku isaha.That car was going sixty kilometers an hour.
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