Kinyarwanda
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A language people speak in Rwanda that is the country's official language
- noun
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kinyarwanda
- Many people in Rwanda speak Kinyarwanda.
Examples
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Many Rwandan children learn Kinyarwanda as their first language at home.
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The official documents were translated into Kinyarwanda for the local population.
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Many Rwandan children learn Kinyarwanda before studying other languages.
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She is fluent in both English and Kinyarwanda.
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Is Kinyarwanda difficult to learn?
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She speaks Kinyarwanda fluently, which helps her communicate with local communities in Rwanda.
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The school offers lessons in Kinyarwanda to help students connect with their cultural heritage.
Surface Forms
Kinyarwanda singular
Kinyarwandas plural
Etymology
Kinyarwanda is made of the Bantu prefix ki- meaning 'language of' and Rwanda, the name of the country and its people, so it literally means 'the language of Rwanda'.