Kinyarwanda is a Bantu language spoken with about 12 million speakers who live mainly in Rwanda, where it is the national language, along with French and English. It is also spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Kinyarwanda is closely related to Kirundi, which is spoken in Burundi and Tanzania.
A standardised spelling system for Kinyarwanda has been in use since the 1940s, though the spelling systems used by Roman Catholic and Protestant missions differ somewhat.
Download an alphabet chart for Kinyarwanda (Excel)
Abantu bose bavuka aliko bakwiye agaciro no kwubahwa kimwe. Bose bavukana ubwenge n'umutima, bagomba kugilirana kivandimwe.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another
in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Information about Kinyarwanda | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel
Information about the Kinyarwanda language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinyarwanda_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=kin
http://kinyarwanda.ijuru.com
Kinyarwanda lessons
https://sites.google.com/a/wisc.edu/learning-kinyarwanda/
https://kigalinews.wordpress.com/learn-kinyarwanda/
https://files.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/audio/languagelessons/rwanda/RW_Kinyarwanda_Language_Lessons.pdf
https://quizlet.com/6617305/kinyarwanda-lessons-1-10-flash-cards/
https://www.livelingua.com/project/fsi/Kirundi/
Kinyarwanda phrases
http://gordanondera.wikispaces.com/Kinyarwanda+phrases
http://morganinafrica.blogspot.co.uk/2006/02/rwandan-dictionary-kinyarwanda-english.html
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/cards/kinyarwanda-common-phrases-2050070
http://www.musanze.com/helpful-phrases/
Online Kinyarwanda-English dictionary
http://kinyarwanda.net
Online news in Kinyarwanda
http://www.bbc.co.uk/greatlakes/
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