Kinyarwanda
inota
ee-NOH-tah
How to say it
Kinyarwandainotaee-NOH-tahsoon
Englishbanknotesoon
Frenchbilletsoon
Meaning
a piece of paper currency issued by a government; a banknote.
Good to know
used for paper money specifically, as opposed to amafaranga y'ibyuma, 'coins.'.
Examples
- Yampaye inota y'amafaranga ibihumbi bitanu.He gave me a five-thousand-franc banknote.
- Ese ufite inota nto?Do you have a small banknote?
- Nta nota nsigaranye mu mufuka.I have no banknote left in my pocket.
- Tuzavunja iyi nota mu iduka.We will break this banknote at the shop.
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