kumi

How to say it

Meaning

the cardinal number after nine, ten.

Good to know

used both as a cardinal number and combined with other numbers, e.g. kumi na moja, eleven.

Examples

• Nina miaka kumi.I am ten years old.
• Alinunua machungwa kumi sokoni.He bought ten oranges at the market.
• Je, ni saa ngapi, kumi asubuhi?What time is it, ten in the morning?
• Watoto kumi walicheza uwanjani.Ten children played in the field.

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