Kirundi
nusu
NOO-soo
How to say it
KirundinusuNOO-soosoon
Englishhalfsoon
Frenchmoitiésoon
Meaning
One of two equal parts of something, half.
Good to know
loanword from Swahili.
Examples
- Ndagura nusu y'umukate.I am buying half a loaf of bread.
- Tuzosangira nusu na nusu.We will share it half and half.
- Ntabwo yariye nusu.He didn't eat half of it.
- Nusu y'abanyeshuri barashitse.Half of the students have arrived.
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