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 | |
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Ikinyarwanda | |
Native to | Rwanda, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Ethnicity | Hutu, Tutsi |
Native speakers | 9.8 million (2007)[1] |
Official status | |
Official language in | Rwanda |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | rw |
ISO 639-2 | kin |
ISO 639-3 | kin |
Glottolog | kiny1244 |
JD.61 [2] | |
References
change- ↑ Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007
- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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