miliyoni
mee-lee-YOH-nee
How to say it
Kinyarwandamiliyonimee-lee-YOH-nee
Englishmillion
Frenchmillion
Meaning
The number one million, a thousand thousands. It is used above all for sums of money and for counts of people.
Good to know
A noun of the n class, the same in the plural, so the number after it agrees with it: miliyoni imwe, miliyoni ebyiri, miliyoni enye. The thing counted comes before it or after it with za: amafaranga miliyoni eshanu, miliyoni eshatu z'amadolari.
Examples
- Leta yatanze amafaranga miliyoni eshanu yo kubaka ivuriro.The government gave five million francs to build a clinic.
- Uyu mujyi utuwe n'abantu barenga miliyoni imwe.More than one million people live in this city.
- Iyo nzu bayiguze miliyoni mirongo itatu.They bought that house for thirty million.
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