Kirundi
mirongwitanu
mee-roh-ngwee-TAH-noo
How to say it
Kirundimirongwitanumee-roh-ngwee-TAH-noosoon
Englishfiftysoon
Frenchcinquantesoon
Meaning
the number fifty (50).
Good to know
formed from mirongo (tens) and itanu (five).
Examples
- Nyina afise imyaka mirongwitanu.My mother is fifty years old.
- Ntabwo bafise inka mirongwitanu.They do not have fifty cows.
- Hari abantu mirongwitanu mu nama?Are there fifty people at the meeting?
- Tuzokwubaka amazu mirongwitanu.We will build fifty houses.
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