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==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
* [[French Genealogical Word List]] | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/kinyarwanda.php Useful phrases in Kinyarwanda] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/swahili.php Useful Swahili phrases] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/french.php Useful French phrases] - Omniglot | |||
* Yves Bemeriki, '''''Kinyarwanda language : the Kinyarwanda phrasebok and dictionary''''', 2017 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/kinyarwanda-language-the-kinyarwanda-phrasebok-and-dictionary/oclc/1001953912&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
* Aquilina Mawadza, '''''Kinyarwanda-English/English-Kinyarwanda Dictionary and Phrasebook''''', Hippocrene Books, Incorporated, 2016 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/kinyarwanda-englishenglish-kinyarwanda-dictionary-and-phrasebook/oclc/1013884472&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
* Martin Benjamin & Elin Berglund, '''''Swahili phrasebook & dictionary''''', Footscray, Victoria : Lonely Planet, 2014 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/swahili-phrasebook-dictionary/oclc/879400470&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||
'''Alphabet''' | '''Alphabet''' | ||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/kinyarwanda.htm#:~:text=Kinyarwanda%20alphabet Kinyarwanda alphabet] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/swahili.htm#:~:text=Swahili%20alphabet Swahili alphabet] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://www.omniglot.com/writing/french.htm#:~:text=French%20alphabet French alphabet] - Omniglot | |||
'''Pronunciation''' | '''Pronunciation''' | ||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/kinyarwanda.htm#:~:text=pronunciation Kinyarwanda pronunciation] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/swahili.htm#:~:text=pronunciation Swahili pronunciation] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://www.omniglot.com/writing/french.htm#:~:text=French%20pronunciation French pronunciation] - Omniglot | |||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
'''Dictionaries''' | '''Dictionaries''' | ||
* A H Zemback, '''''English-Kinyarwanda dictionary''''', Charleston, SC : 2009 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/english-kinyarwanda-dictionary-kinyarwanda-english/oclc/601576461&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
* Cyprien Niyomugabo, J P Hagenimana & C Ntawizera, '''''Kinyarwanda-English, English-Kinyarwanda dictionary''''', Kigali : Fountain Publishers ; Oxford, UK : Distributed in Europe and Commonwealth countries outside Africa by African Books Collective, 2009 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/kinyarwanda-english-english-kinyarwanda-dictionary/oclc/416776164&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
* Charles Bimbenet, Janet Gough, Cordelia Lily, Christian Salzédo & Anna Stevenson, '''''Collins Robert French Dictionary''''', Glasglow : HarperCollins Publishers, 2020 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/collins-robert-french-dictionary/oclc/1235897568&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
* Frederick Johnson & A C Madan, '''''A English-Swahili dictionary''''', New Delhi : Asian Educational Services, 2002 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/english-swahili-dictionary-founded-on-ac-madans-a-english-swahili-dictionary/oclc/52726835&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
* D V Perrott; J C Russell, '''''Swahili dictionary : Swahili-English/English-Swahili''''', London : Teach Yourself, 2003 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/swahili-dictionary-swahili-englishenglish-swahili/oclc/61175439&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
'''Online Dictionaries''' | '''Online Dictionaries''' | ||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/rw Dictionary English - Kinyarwanda] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/sw/en Dictionary Swahili - English] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/fr Dictionary English - French] - Glosbe | |||
'''Language Aids''' | '''Language Aids''' | ||
* [https://omniglot.com/language/french/index.htm French grammar] - Omniglot | |||
* Alexandre Kimenyi, '''''A relational grammar of Kinyarwanda''''', Ann Arbor, Mich : University Microfilms International, 1990 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/relational-grammar-of-kinyarwanda/oclc/869755714&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
* E O Ashton, '''''Swahili grammar''''', Essex, U.K. : Longman Group, 1982 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/swahili-grammar/oclc/779217248&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
The country's principal and national language is Kinyarwanda, which is spoken by nearly all Rwandans.
Official languages in Rwanda are:
- Kinyarwanda
- English
- French
- Swahili [1]
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
- French Genealogical Word List
- Useful phrases in Kinyarwanda - Omniglot
- Useful Swahili phrases - Omniglot
- Useful French phrases - Omniglot
- Yves Bemeriki, Kinyarwanda language : the Kinyarwanda phrasebok and dictionary, 2017 - Available at WorldCat
- Aquilina Mawadza, Kinyarwanda-English/English-Kinyarwanda Dictionary and Phrasebook, Hippocrene Books, Incorporated, 2016 - Available at WorldCat
- Martin Benjamin & Elin Berglund, Swahili phrasebook & dictionary, Footscray, Victoria : Lonely Planet, 2014 - Available at WorldCat
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Alphabet
- Kinyarwanda alphabet - Omniglot
- Swahili alphabet - Omniglot
- French alphabet - Omniglot
Pronunciation
- Kinyarwanda pronunciation - Glosbe
- Swahili pronunciation - Omniglot
- French pronunciation - Omniglot
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Dictionaries
- A H Zemback, English-Kinyarwanda dictionary, Charleston, SC : 2009 - Available at WorldCat
- Cyprien Niyomugabo, J P Hagenimana & C Ntawizera, Kinyarwanda-English, English-Kinyarwanda dictionary, Kigali : Fountain Publishers ; Oxford, UK : Distributed in Europe and Commonwealth countries outside Africa by African Books Collective, 2009 - Available at WorldCat
- Charles Bimbenet, Janet Gough, Cordelia Lily, Christian Salzédo & Anna Stevenson, Collins Robert French Dictionary, Glasglow : HarperCollins Publishers, 2020 - Available at WorldCat
- Frederick Johnson & A C Madan, A English-Swahili dictionary, New Delhi : Asian Educational Services, 2002 - Available at WorldCat
- D V Perrott; J C Russell, Swahili dictionary : Swahili-English/English-Swahili, London : Teach Yourself, 2003 - Available at WorldCat
Online Dictionaries
- Dictionary English - Kinyarwanda - Glosbe
- Dictionary Swahili - English - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - French - Glosbe
Language Aids
- French grammar - Omniglot
- Alexandre Kimenyi, A relational grammar of Kinyarwanda, Ann Arbor, Mich : University Microfilms International, 1990 - Available at WorldCat
- E O Ashton, Swahili grammar, Essex, U.K. : Longman Group, 1982 - Available at WorldCat
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Rwanda," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda#:~:text=Languages, accessed 12 Apr 2022.