Counting in Kirundi
Moving from bare numbers to counting real things. This lesson builds the bridge between knowing a number and using it in context.
Audio recorded by Lionel Kubwimana, native Kirundi speaker from Bujumbura.
25 words with translations
one eggigi rimwe
one cowinka imwe
one cupigikombe kimwe
one childumwana umwe
one breadumukate umwe
two eggsamagi abiri
two cowsinka zibiri
two cupsibikombe bibiri
two childrenabana babiri
two breadsimikate ibiri
three eggsamagi atatu
three cowsinka zitatu
three cupsibikombe bitatu
three childrenabana batatu
three breadsimikate itatu
four eggsamagi ane
four cowsinka zine
four cupsibikombe bine
four childrenabana bane
four breadsimikate ine
five eggsamagi atanu
five cowsinka zitanu
five cupsibikombe bitanu
five childrenabana batanu
five breadsimikate itanu