Kinyarwanda Language

Kinyarwanda also known as Orunyarwanda or Ruanda or Urunyaruanda or Rwandan or Rwanda or Ikinyarwanda is a language spoken in Burundi, Congo drc, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda by the Abanyarwanda people.

Kinyarwanda language has approximately 21,000,000 native speakers.

A person who speaks Kinyarwanda is known as Umunyarwanda.

Kinyarwanda is an official language in Rwanda.

The language has 7 dialects; Bufumbwa, Ikinyabwishya, Igikiga, Ikinyamurenge, Ikirera, Urufumbira and Urutwatwa.

Dictionary of popular Kinyarwanda words


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  • This page was last updated on June 28, 2023
Define a Kinyarwanda word
Orunyarwanda/Ruanda/Urunyaruanda/Rwandan/Rwanda/Ikinyarwanda/Kinyarwanda
Native to

Burundi , DRCongo , Rwanda , Tanzania , Uganda

Estimated Native Speakers

21,000,000

Status

Active

Related

The Chaga People , Nyumba Ntobhu (House of Women) , Amasunzu ( The Unique Rwandese Hairstyle)

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