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Kinyarwanda

American  
[kin-yahr-wahn-duh] / ˌkɪn jɑrˈwɑn 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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It is called Umuganda, which in Kinyarwanda means "Community Work".

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2022

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

He bobs his head and raps in Kinyarwanda:

From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2017

We’ve learned other things, too, like how to say tomato in Kinyarwanda, why Iraqi kids are terrified of black cats, and how astonishing the variety of tropical fruit in Central America is.

From Slate ● May 30, 2017

The result is a tennis club where only younger players and educated members possess any English, scores are called in French, and net chatter carries on in Kinyarwanda.

From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2016

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