Kinyarwanda

Kinyarwanda is the official language of Rwanda. Many natives in the country speak it.

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

References

  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
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