Kirundi
ikinyarwanda
Word parts: iki-nyarwanda
ee-kee-nyah-RWAH-ndah
How to say it
Kirundiikinyarwandaee-kee-nyah-RWAH-ndahsoon
EnglishKinyarwandasoon
Frenchkinyarwandasoon
Meaning
The Bantu language spoken by the people of Rwanda, closely related to Kirundi.
Good to know
proper noun, noun class 7; language name, known to Kirundi speakers as a sister language.
Examples
- Abarundi benshi barumva Ikinyarwanda neza.Many Burundians understand Kinyarwanda well.
- Nzokwiga Ikinyarwanda kugira ngo mvugane n'abavukira i Rwanda.I will learn Kinyarwanda so I can talk with people from Rwanda.
- Ikinyarwanda ntikitandukanye cane n'Ikirundi.Kinyarwanda is not very different from Kirundi.
- Ntawuvuga Ikinyarwanda muri iyi shure.No one speaks Kinyarwanda at this school.
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