sita
SEE-tah
How to say it
KinyarwandasitaSEE-tah
Frenchmidi, minuit (saa sita)
Meaning
In the Rwandan way of telling time, the sixth hour after dawn or dusk, that is noon (saa sita z'amanywa) or midnight (saa sita z'ijoro).
Good to know
Only heard after saa, hour, borrowed from Swahili saa sita, the sixth hour. Hours are counted from about six in the morning: saa moya is seven o'clock, saa sita is twelve o'clock.
Examples
- Tuzahura saa sita z'amanywa.We will meet at noon.
- Yatashye saa sita z'ijoro.He came home at midnight.
- Abakozi bafata ikiruhuko saa sita.The workers take a break at twelve o'clock.
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