Kinyarwanda
ikuta
EE-koo-tah
How to say it
KinyarwandaikutaEE-koo-tahsoon
Englishtenth of a francsoon
Frenchdixième de francsoon
Meaning
a small coin formerly worth one tenth of a franc, no longer in circulation.
Good to know
obsolete currency term.
Examples
- Kera hari ikuta ryakoreshwaga mu isoko.Long ago there was the ikuta coin used at the market.
- Ntabwo amakuta akiri mu icuruzwa muri iki gihe.Ikuta coins are no longer in use nowadays.
- Ese wigeze ubona ikuta ry'imali ya kera?Have you ever seen an old ikuta coin?
- Umukecuru yaranyeretse amakuta ya kera yabitse.The old woman showed me the old ikuta coins she had kept.
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