mirongo itandatu
mee-ROH-ngoh ee-tah-NDAH-too
How to say it
Kinyarwandamirongo itandatumee-ROH-ngoh ee-tah-NDAH-too
Englishsixty (60)
Frenchsoixante
Meaning
The number 60, six tens. Mirongo is the plural of umurongo, a ten, and itandatu is six.
Good to know
It stays the same after any noun: iminota mirongo itandatu, abantu mirongo itandatu. For sixty-one to sixty-nine add na and the unit, which agrees with the noun: imyaka mirongo itandatu n'ibiri, sixty-two years.
Examples
- Isaha imwe igizwe n'iminota mirongo itandatu.One hour is made up of sixty minutes.
- Umupadiri wacu yujuje imyaka mirongo itandatu uyu mwaka.Our priest turned sixty this year.
- Inama yitabiriwe n'abantu bagera kuri mirongo itandatu.About sixty people attended the meeting.
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