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ishirini

numeral

twenty.

Ishirini means twenty. Shilingi ishirini means twenty shillings.

Origins

The word’s earlier history is still under review.

  1. World Loanword Database CLDF

    Twenty (20).; Ishirini entered Swahili as a borrowing before the modern period.

  2. Swahili — Tanzania — Numbers

    Twenty (20).

Examples

  1. Nina shilingi ishirini.

    I have twenty shillings.

  2. Una shilingi ishirini?

    Do you have twenty shillings?

  3. Bei ni shilingi ishirini.

    The price is twenty shillings.

  4. Nimelipa shilingi ishirini.

    I have paid twenty shillings.

  5. Nauli ni shilingi ishirini.

    The fare is twenty shillings.

  6. Nahitaji shilingi ishirini.

    I need twenty shillings.

  7. Chenji ni shilingi ishirini.

    The change is twenty shillings.

  8. Andika namba ishirini.

    Write the number twenty.

  9. Chagua namba ishirini.

    Choose the number twenty.

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