Nyankole

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proper noun

The Bantu lect spoken by more than two million members of the Nkore (Banyankore) and Hema (Hima) peoples of southwestern Uganda, closely related to the Kiga language and sometimes considered with Kiga to be a dialect of Nkore-Kiga, or (with Kiga, Nyoro and Tooro) a dialect of Kitara.

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NkoreRunyankoleRunyankore
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The Bantu lect spoken by more than two million members of the Nkore (Banyankore) and Hema (Hima) peoples of southwestern Uganda, closely related to the Kiga language and sometimes considered with Kiga to be a dialect of Nkore-Kiga, or (with Kiga, Nyoro and Tooro) a dialect of Kitara.

    Synonyms: Nkore, Runyankole, Runyankore

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe Bantu lect spoken by more than two million members of the Nkore (Banyankore) and Hema (Hima) peoples of southwestern Uganda, closely related to the Kiga language and sometimes considered with Kiga to be a dialect of Nkore-Kiga, or (with Kiga, Nyoro and Tooro) a dialect of Kitara.

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NkoreRunyankoleRunyankore
Also see
nkore

Translations

French runyankole
  • runyankolelect
German Runyankore
  • Runyankorelect

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nonleaky
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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