Kinyarwanda
ijana
ee-JAH-nah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaijanaee-JAH-nahsoon
Englishhundredsoon
Frenchcentsoon
Meaning
the number 100; ten times ten.
Good to know
used in counting money and quantities, e.g., amafaranga ijana, 'one hundred francs.'.
Examples
- Yaguze amafaranga ijana y'ibiryo.He bought a hundred francs' worth of food.
- Ese ufite amafaranga ijana?Do you have a hundred francs?
- Nta jana ry'amafaranga nsigaranye.I don't have a hundred left.
- Tuzabona amajana abiri nk'inyungu.We will get two hundred as profit.
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