mirongo icyenda
mee-ROH-ngoh ee-CHEH-ndah
How to say it
Kinyarwandamirongo icyendamee-ROH-ngoh ee-CHEH-ndah
Englishninety (90)
Frenchquatre-vingt-dix
Meaning
The number 90, nine tens. Mirongo is the plural of umurongo, a ten, and icyenda is nine.
Good to know
It stays the same after any noun: iminsi mirongo icyenda, imyaka mirongo icyenda. For ninety-one to ninety-nine add na and the unit, which agrees with the noun: imyaka mirongo icyenda n'icyenda, ninety-nine years.
Examples
- Umukino w'umupira w'amaguru umara iminota mirongo icyenda.A football match lasts ninety minutes.
- Sogokuru yujuje imyaka mirongo icyenda ariko aracyagenda neza.My grandfather has turned ninety but still walks well.
- Bahawe iminsi mirongo icyenda yo kwimuka.They were given ninety days to move out.
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