Kirundi
mirongumunani
mee-roh-ngoo-moo-NAH-nee
How to say it
Kirundimirongumunanimee-roh-ngoo-moo-NAH-neesoon
Englisheightysoon
Frenchquatre-vingtssoon
Meaning
the number eighty, formed from mirongu (tens) and munani (eight).
Good to know
built from mirongu (tens) + munani (eight); several spellings of Kirundi numbers circulate.
Examples
- Afise imyaka mirongumunani.He is eighty years old.
- Amahera ni mirongumunani z'amafaranga.The money is eighty francs.
- Ntabwo ari mirongumunani, ni mirongwitandatu.It is not eighty, it is sixty.
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