Kinyarwanda–Rundi languages

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The Kinyarwanda–Rundi languages are a closely related cluster of Bantu languages spoken primarily in Rwanda and Burundi, including Kinyarwanda and Kirundi.

All labels observed (3)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language cluster
language group
areCloselyRelatedTo Rwanda-Rundi
areMutuallyIntelligibleWithEachOther true
areSometimesConsidered dialects of a single language
family Atlantic–Congo languages
Bantoid languages
Bantu languages
Benue–Congo languages
Great Lakes Bantu languages
Southern Bantoid languages
Volta–Congo languages
glottocode rwan1244
GuthrieClassification JD60
hasPart Ha language
Hangaza
Kinyabwisha
linked to: Kinyamulenge

Kinyamulenge
Kinyarwanda
Kirundi
Rufumbira
Shubi
Subi
Vinza
includeMajorStandardVarieties Kinyarwanda
Kirundi
ISO639-3CollectiveCode rwk (for some related varieties)
primarySpeakers Burundian people
Rwandan people
region African Great Lakes region
East Africa
shareFeature SVO basic word order
agglutinative morphology
noun class system
tone
spokenIn Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Tanzania
Uganda
neighboring regions of East Africa
subclassOf Bantu languages
Niger–Congo languages
usedAs national languages in Rwanda and Burundi
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Proto-Bantu ancestorOf Kinyarwanda–Rundi languages
Bantu E languages hasMember Rwanda-Rundi languages
linked to: Kinyarwanda–Rundi languages
Rwanda-Rundi alternativeName Rwanda-Rundi language cluster
linked to: Kinyarwanda–Rundi languages