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Dialogue
Umuntu 1: Reka tubare. / Let us count.
Umuntu 2: Yego. Duhere kuri 0 tugere ku 100. / Yes. Let us start from 0 to 100.
Kubara: To count
Inshinga: A verb
1 to 10
0: Zeru
1: Rimwe
2: Kabiri
3: Gatatu
4: Kane
5: Gatanu
6: Gatandatu
7: Karindwi
8: Umunani
9: Ikenda
10: Icumi
Kubara
Tubare: Let us count
Mubare: You, count.
Turabara: We will count.
Ndabara: I count.
Babaze: They counted.
Urabara: You count.
10 to 100
20: Makumyabiri
30: Mirongwitatu
40: Mirongwine
50: Mirongwitanu
60: Mirongwitandatu
70: Mirongwirindwi
80: Mirongwinani
90: Mirongwikenda
100: Ijana
Between Main Numbers
When you want to use numbers between main numbers, you use na in between.
Urugero:
12 = Cumi na kabiri
25 = Makumyabiri na gatanu
37 = Mirongwitatu na karindwi
43 = Mirongwine na gatatu
59 = Mirongwitanu n’ikenda
61 = Mirongwitandatu na rimwe
74 = Mirongwirindwi na kane
86 = Mirongwinani na gatandatu
98 = Mirongwikenda n’umunani
When the next number begins with a vowel, we add apostrophe and omit “a”.
When we are talking about numbers between 10 and 20, we use Cumi which is Icumi, but we omit “i”.
Urugero:
18 = Cumi n’umunani
29 = Makumyabiri n’ikenda
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