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* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/swahili.php Useful Swahili phrases] - Omniglot | * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/swahili.php Useful Swahili phrases] - Omniglot | ||
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/french.php Useful French phrases] - Omniglot | * [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/french.php Useful French phrases] - Omniglot | ||
* | * Bemeriki, Yves. ''Kinyarwanda language : the Kinyarwanda phrasebok and dictionary.'' n.p.: n.p., 2017. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1001953912 WorldCat]. | ||
* | * Mawadza, Aquilina. ''Kinyarwanda-English/English-Kinyarwanda Dictionary and Phrasebook.'' U.S.: Hippocrene Books, Incorporated, 2016. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1023194210 WorldCat]. | ||
* | * Benjamin, Martin. ''Swahili phrasebook & dictionary.'' Footscray, Victoria: Lonely Planet, 2014. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/879400470 WorldCat]. | ||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||
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==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
'''Dictionaries''' | '''Dictionaries''' | ||
* A H | * Zemback, A. H. ''English-Kinyarwanda dictionary : Kinyarwanda-English.'' Charleston, SC: n.p., 2009. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/601576461 WorldCat]. | ||
* Cyprien | * Niyomugabo, Cyprien, J. P. Hagenimana, and C. Ntawizera. ''Kinyarwanda-English, English-Kinyarwanda dictionary.'' Kigali, Oxford, UK: Fountain Publishers, 2009. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/416776164 WorldCat]. | ||
* Charles | * Bimbenet, Charles, Janet Gough, Cordelia Lily, Christian Salzédo, and Anna Stevenson. ''Collins Robert French Dictionary.'' New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2020. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1235897568 WorldCat]. | ||
* Frederick | * Johnson, Frederick and A. C. Madan. ''A English-Swahili dictionary.'' New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 2002. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/52726835 WorldCat]. | ||
* D V | * Perrott, D. V. and J. C. Russell. ''Swahili dictionary : Swahili-English/English-Swahili.'' London: Teach Yourself, 2003. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/61175439 WorldCat]. | ||
'''Online Dictionaries''' | '''Online Dictionaries''' | ||
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'''Language Aids''' | '''Language Aids''' | ||
* [https://omniglot.com/language/french/index.htm French grammar] - Omniglot | * [https://omniglot.com/language/french/index.htm French grammar] - Omniglot | ||
* | * Kimenyi, Alexandre. ''A relational grammar of Kinyarwanda.'' Ann Arbor, Mich: University Microfilms International, 1990. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/869755714 WorldCat]. | ||
* E O | * Ashton, E. O. ''Swahili grammar.'' Essex, U.K: Longman Group, 1982. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/779217248 WorldCat]. | ||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
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Description
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)
- French Genealogical Word List
- Useful phrases in Kinyarwanda - Omniglot
- Useful Swahili phrases - Omniglot
- Useful French phrases - Omniglot
- Bemeriki, Yves. Kinyarwanda language : the Kinyarwanda phrasebok and dictionary. n.p.: n.p., 2017. Available at: WorldCat.
- Mawadza, Aquilina. Kinyarwanda-English/English-Kinyarwanda Dictionary and Phrasebook. U.S.: Hippocrene Books, Incorporated, 2016. Available at: WorldCat.
- Benjamin, Martin. Swahili phrasebook & dictionary. Footscray, Victoria: Lonely Planet, 2014. Available at: WorldCat.
Alphabet and Pronunciation
Alphabet
- Kinyarwanda alphabet - Omniglot
- Swahili alphabet - Omniglot
- French alphabet - Omniglot
Pronunciation
- Kinyarwanda pronunciation - Glosbe
- Swahili pronunciation - Omniglot
- French pronunciation - Omniglot
Language Aids and Dictionaries
Dictionaries
- Zemback, A. H. English-Kinyarwanda dictionary : Kinyarwanda-English. Charleston, SC: n.p., 2009. Available at: WorldCat.
- Niyomugabo, Cyprien, J. P. Hagenimana, and C. Ntawizera. Kinyarwanda-English, English-Kinyarwanda dictionary. Kigali, Oxford, UK: Fountain Publishers, 2009. Available at: WorldCat.
- Bimbenet, Charles, Janet Gough, Cordelia Lily, Christian Salzédo, and Anna Stevenson. Collins Robert French Dictionary. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2020. Available at: WorldCat.
- Johnson, Frederick and A. C. Madan. A English-Swahili dictionary. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 2002. Available at: WorldCat.
- Perrott, D. V. and 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
- Kimenyi, Alexandre. A relational grammar of Kinyarwanda. Ann Arbor, Mich: University Microfilms International, 1990. Available at: WorldCat.
- Ashton, E. O. Swahili grammar. Essex, U.K: Longman Group, 1982. Available at: WorldCat.
Additional Resources
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Rwanda," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda#:~:text=Languages, accessed 12 Apr 2022.