Kirundi
urupiya
Word parts: uru-piya
oo-roo-PEE-yah
How to say it
Kirundiurupiyaoo-roo-PEE-yahsoon
Englishcoinsoon
Frenchpiècesoon
Meaning
a small piece of metal money, a coin.
Good to know
Plural impiya; related to 'rupee,' an old East African term for currency.
Examples
- Nafise urupiya rumwe mu mufuka.I had one coin in my pocket.
- Ese ufise urupiya rw'amagana atanu?Do you have a five-hundred coin?
- Nta rupiya nsigaje.I have no coin left.
- Tuzogura ikaramu n'impiya zacu.We will buy a pen with our coins.
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