Kinyarwanda
amajana
Word parts: ama-jana
ah-mah-JAH-nah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamajanaah-mah-JAH-nahsoon
Englishhundredssoon
Frenchcentainessoon
Meaning
The number 100; groups of one hundred.
Good to know
plural of ijana (ama- class).
Examples
- Amajana y'abantu yitabiriye umuhango.Hundreds of people attended the ceremony.
- Ese amajana atatu y'amafaranga ahagije?Are three hundred francs enough?
- Amajana make ntiyahagije kwishyura umwenda.A few hundred were not enough to pay the debt.
- Amajana y'ibiti azaterwa mu ishyamba rishya.Hundreds of trees will be planted in the new forest.
The same word in
Not yet checked by a native speaker.