What does "kinyarwanda" mean?

a 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

What is a synonym for "kinyarwanda"?

Common synonyms include: kinyarwanda language, rwanda.

How do you pronounce "kinyarwanda"?

Pronounced //ˌkɪn.jə.ruˈæn.də//.

Kinyarwanda

//ˌkɪn.jə.ruˈæn.də// name

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Definitions

Noun

1
a 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 wordnet

Proper Noun

1
The dialect Rwanda of the Rwanda-Rundi language.

Synonyms

All synonyms

kinyarwanda language rwanda

Etymology

From Rwanda-Rundi Ikinyarwanda.

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