mirongo itanu
mee-ROH-ngoh ee-TAH-noo
How to say it
Kirundimirongo itanumee-ROH-ngoh ee-TAH-noo
Englishfifty (50)
Frenchcinquante
Meaning
The number fifty, five tens, used to count people, years and sums of money.
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 itanu na batatu, 53 people; imyaka mirongo itanu n'itanu, 55 years.
Examples
- Iki gitabu kigura amafaranga ibihumbi mirongo itanu.This book costs fifty thousand francs.
- Abatumirwa mirongo itanu bitavye ubugeni bwabo.Fifty guests attended their wedding.
- Iyi komine ifise amashure mirongo itanu.This commune has fifty schools.
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