cumi na gatandatu
CHOO-mee NAH gah-tah-NDAH-too
How to say it
Kinyarwandacumi na gatandatuCHOO-mee NAH gah-tah-NDAH-too
Englishsixteen (16)
Frenchseize
Meaning
The number 16, ten and six. Cumi is ten, na is and, and gatandatu is the counting form of six.
Good to know
This is the form for counting and for ranks after wa, ya or cya: igice cya cumi na gatandatu, the sixteenth chapter. After a noun the six agrees with it: abantu cumi na batandatu, imyaka cumi n'itandatu.
Examples
- Uyu mukinnyi yabaye uwa cumi na gatandatu ku rutonde.This player came sixteenth on the list.
- Umunani ukubye kabiri ni cumi na gatandatu.Eight times two is sixteen.
- Twageze ku gice cya cumi na gatandatu cy'igitabo.We have reached the sixteenth chapter of the book.
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