Kinyarwanda

Kinyarwanda belongs to the Bantu language family and is mainly spoken in Rwanda. It is a tonal language closely linked to Kirundi, a language spoken in the neighboring country, Burundi. Three ethnic groups living in Rwanda and Burundi, Hutu, Tutsi and Twa speak Kinyarwanda.

Map of Kinyarwanda language speakers.
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Map of Kinyarwanda language speakers.
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Basic stats

First language : 7 million

Main Countries: Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda

Alternate names: Rwanda, Ruanda, Ikinyarwanda, Orunyarwanda, Urunyaruanda

ISO 639-3 Code: kin


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Language Sample

Abantu bose bavuka aliko bakwiye agaciro no kwubahwa kimwe. Bose bavukana ubwenge n'umutima, bagomba kugilirana kivandimwe.

(Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1)
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Product Availability

The following products are currently available in Kinyarwanda:

  • For Consumers

(Coming soon)

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Sources

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