Kinyarwanda
igihumbi
Word parts: igi-humbi
ee-gee-HOOM-bee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigihumbiee-gee-HOOM-beesoon
Englishthousandsoon
Frenchmillesoon
Meaning
the number 1,000; ten hundred.
Good to know
used in counting money and large quantities, e.g., ibihumbi bibiri, 'two thousand'.
Examples
- Amafaranga afite agaciro k'igihumbi.The money is worth a thousand.
- Ese ufite amafaranga igihumbi?Do you have a thousand francs?
- Nta gihumbi na kimwe mfite muri iyi minsi.I don't have even a thousand these days.
- Tuzabona ibihumbi icumi nk'inyungu.We will get ten thousand as profit.
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