Kinyarwanda
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- proper noun
- Set to words in Kinyarwanda, the singing has been going on almost uninterrupted for four hours, and I wonder what prompts such religious fervor and what it signifies.
Examples
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Over the sound system, a woman murmurs something mournful over and over in Kinyarwanda, the language of Rwanda.
Academic text (2010) -
Above the bones, a sign in Kinyarwanda reads, "If you knew me, and you knew yourself, you would not kill me."
Academic text (2010) -
"My chest hurts when you turn down the oxygen," he said to me in Kinyarwanda through the plastic mask.
Blog text (25) -
I Will Follow, Restless City, Kinyarwanda, and now Middle of Nowhere, which expands to seven cities today, are a part of the impressive résumé DuVernay and her team have under their belt.
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The sign in Kinyarwanda welcomed visitors to the cultural festival in Rwanda.
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At the market, I bought a book about the Kinyarwanda language and its rich history.
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Many people in Rwanda communicate fluently in Kinyarwanda, especially in rural areas.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The proper name Kinyarwanda comes from the Bantu ki- meaning 'language of' plus Rwanda, the country and its people, so the name simply says 'the language of Rwanda'.