A Bantu language; spoken c. 7 million people, mainly in Rwanda, but also spoken in Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi. The Bantu languages form a subgroup of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
The closest linguistic affiliation is with Kirundi, spoken in Burundi and Tanzania. In 2009, the entire education system in Rwanda was switched from French to English.
Dictionaries | |
English - Kinyarwanda dictionary | KIN DICO 1 |
Courses | |
Dusome ikinyarwanda : let's read Kinyarwanda | KIN CINT 2 |
Kinyarwanda : Talk now! | KIN CBEG 1 (CD-ROM) |
Tuvuge ikinyarwanda = Let's speak Kinyarwanda | KIN CBEG 2 |
Documentaries | |
The Gacaca trilogy | KIN DOCU 1:1-3(DVD)* |
Films | |
Kinyarwanda | KIN FILM 1(DVD)* |
Munyurangabo | KIN FILM 3(DVD)* |
Sometimes in April | KIN FILM 2(DVD)* |
Reading | |
Buchi agomba guhitamo | KIN RFICT 1(PACK) |
Rwanda and Rundi (Ikinyarwanda - Ikirundi) : Newspaper Reader | KIN RSKILLS 1(PACK) |
Reference | |
Rwanda | KIN REF 1 |
Vocabulary | |
Manners in Rwanda | KIN VOCAB 1 |