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Kinyarwanda

American  
[kin-yahr-wahn-duh] / ˌkɪn yɑrˈwɑn də /

noun

  1. Ruanda.


Kinyarwanda British  
/ ˌkɪnjərʊˈændə /

noun

  1. one of the official languages of Rwanda, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family and closely related to Kirundi

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The joy of hearing my language Kinyarwanda being spoken all around me.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

Uwamungu Ganza feels most at ease attending his new parish’s French Mass even though he is fluent in English and Kinyarwanda, the common language in Rwanda, and is particularly fond of the choir.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2022

“She’s flowing in Kinyarwanda and then she sticks in a ‘yo!’ and it’s straight-up hip-hop culture.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2021

“Was that ‘little thing’ yours?” the then unidentified correspondent had asked in Kinyarwanda, using an expression that connoted admiration.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2021

Other students were eager to help her, but none knew her native Congolese Kinyarwanda, and she spoke very little English.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2016

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