Kinyarwanda

K5I1N1Y4A1R1W4A1N1D2A1
/ˌkɪn.jə.ruˈæn.də//ˌkiːn.jə.ruˈɑːn.də/

proper noun

The dialect Rwanda of the Rwanda-Rundi language.

Similar
Kinyarwanda language
OriginRwanda-Rundi Ikinyarwānda →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The dialect Rwanda of the Rwanda-Rundi language.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna Bantu language, it is the official language of Rwanda and a dialect of the Rwanda-Rundi language spoken by 12 million people in Burundi and adjacent parts of southern Uganda

Similar
Kinyarwanda language
Broader
BantuBantoid language
Also see
rwanda

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Rwanda-Rundiu Rwānda
  2. Rwanda-RundiIkinyarwānda
  3. EnglishKinyarwanda

Borrowed from Rwanda-Rundi Ikinyarwānda.

More words from Rwanda-Rundi

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 盧旺達語 /卢旺达语
  • 盧旺達語 /卢旺达语language
Dutch Kinyarwanda
  • Kinyarwandalanguage
Finnish ruanda
  • ruandalanguage
French kinyarwanda
  • kinyarwandalanguage
German Kinyarwanda
  • Kinyarwandalanguage
Japanese ルワンダ語
  • ルワンダ語 (Ruwanda-go)language
Portuguese quiniaruanda
  • quiniaruandalanguage
Russian руа́нда, киньяруа́нда
  • руа́нда (ruánda)language
  • киньяруа́нда (kinʹjaruánda)language
Swahili Kinyarwanda
  • Kinyarwandalanguage
Cite this entry
APA

Kinyarwanda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinyarwanda

MLA

“Kinyarwanda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinyarwanda. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kinyarwanda,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinyarwanda.

Source: Kinyarwanda on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.