Kirundi
mirongwicenda
mee-roh-ngwee-CHEHN-dah
How to say it
Kirundimirongwicendamee-roh-ngwee-CHEHN-dahsoon
Englishninetysoon
Frenchquatre-vingt-dixsoon
Meaning
the number ninety (90).
Good to know
formed from mirongo (tens) and icenda (nine); the more common form for ninety.
Examples
- Iyi shure ifise abanyeshuri mirongwicenda.This school has ninety students.
- Ntabwo yashitse ku myaka mirongwicenda.He has not yet reached ninety years.
- Ni ibitabo mirongwicenda koko?Is it really ninety books?
- Tuzokwishura amafaranga mirongwicenda.We will pay ninety francs.
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