Kinyarwanda Dictionary and Phrasebook

Aquilina Mawadza, Donatien Nsengiyumva

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Hippocrene
07 February 2017

Dictionaries; Language self-study texts; Languages & ESL

Kinyarwanda, also known as Rwandan, is a national language of Rwanda (along with French and English) and spoken by almost all of the 11 million inhabitants of the country. Kinyarwanda is the second most widely spoken Bantu language after Kiswahili. It is a sister dialect of Kirundi, the national language of Burundi, so Burundians can understand Kinyarwanda well. Kinyarwanda speakers are also found in Uganda, Tanzania and in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. There are an estimated 20 million native speakers of Kinyarwanda worldwide. Kinyarwanda has two major dialects: the northern dialect, Igikiga, and the southern dialect, Ikinyanduga, and both have sub-dialects. The differences among these dialects, however, are mainly lexical and phonetic. This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to Rwanda with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics.

Includes 4,000 dictionary entries, phonetics that are intuitive for English speakers, essential phrasees for travel and business, and a concise grammar and pronunciation section.

Series edited by: Aquilina Mawadza
Compiled by: Donatien Nsengiyumva
Imprint: Hippocrene
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 177mm, Width: 101mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 159g
ISBN: 9780781813570
ISBN 10: 0781813573
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 07 February 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Aquilina Mawadza is a lecturer in the Department of African languages and Literature at the University of Zimbabwe. She obtained a master's degree in linguistics form the University of Florida, Gainesville, where she taught Shona for two years.