Kinyarwanda

Bantu language spoken in Central Africa, official in Rwanda

Kinyarwanda is the official language of Rwanda. Many natives in the country speak it.[source?]

Rwanda
Ikinyarwanda
Native toRwanda, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo
EthnicityHutu, Tutsi
Native speakers
9.8 million (2007)[1]
Official status
Official language in
Rwanda
Language codes
ISO 639-1rw
ISO 639-2kin
ISO 639-3kin
Glottologkiny1244
JD.61[2]
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References

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  1. Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online