asilimia

How to say it

Meaning

A part of a hundred, used to give a share or rate, written with the number after it.

Good to know

Same form in the plural (n class). The number follows: asilimia hamsini, fifty percent; kwa asilimia mia, one hundred percent.

Examples

• Asilimia sabini ya wakazi ni wakulima.Seventy percent of the residents are farmers.
• Bei imepanda kwa asilimia kumi.The price has gone up by ten percent.
• Nakubaliana nawe kwa asilimia mia.I agree with you one hundred percent.

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