miliyari

How to say it

Meaning

The number one thousand million, 1,000,000,000. It is used above all for large sums of money, budgets and costs.

Good to know

An n class noun, the same in the plural, so the number after it agrees with it: miliyari imwe, miliyari ebyiri. What is counted follows with z': miliyari eshanu z'amafaranga.

Examples

• Umushinga uzatwara miliyari eshatu z'amafaranga y'u Rwanda.The project will cost three billion Rwandan francs.
• Abatuye isi basaga miliyari umunani.The world's population is over eight billion.
• Leta yashyize miliyari imwe mu kubaka amashuri.The government put one billion into building schools.

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