Common questions

How do you greet in Kinyarwanda?

How do you greet in Kinyarwanda?

For someone you see frequently, you may use the greeting “Waramutse” in the morning and “Wiriwe” in the afternoon. “Urabeho” can be used to say “goodbye” at any time, but if you would like to say “goodnight,” you may say “uramuke” in the evening.

How do you say I miss you in Kinyarwanda?

Kinyarwanda-English Dictionary

  1. gukumbura (-ye) /gukûumbura/ v to miss, be lonesome for. ndagukumbuye – I miss you.
  2. kubura (-ze) /kubûra/ v 1. to lack, miss, not find 2. to lose, mislay.

What is good night in Kinyarwanda?

Muramuke
Here is a list of daily phrases in Kinyarwanda.

English Ikinyarwanda (Kinyarwanda)
Good morning (Morning greeting) Mwaramutse
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) Mwiriwe
Good evening (Evening greeting) Mwiriwe neza
Good night Muramuke

How do you say happy birthday in Kinyarwanda?

Kinyarwanda-English Dictionary

  1. isabukuru nziza int happy birthday , from isabukuru and -iza.
  2. umunsi mwiza w’amavuko phr happy birthday , from umunsi and -iza and amavuko.

What is Amakuru?

“I’m well.”

How do you say welcome in Rwanda?

A collection of useful phrases in Kinyarwanda, a Bantu language spoken in mainly in Rwanda….Useful phrases in Kinyarwanda.

English Ikinyarwanda (Kinyarwanda)
Welcome Murakaza neza
Hello (General greeting) Muraho Bite (inf)

Do people in Rwanda speak Swahili?

The Rwandan National Assembly has adopted a law to make Swahili an official language of the country. It will become the fourth official language of the country, with Kinyarwanda, the national language, along with French and English, used in official communication.

How do you say God bless you in Kinyarwanda?

Kinyarwanda-English Dictionary

  1. Imana ikurinde – God protect you.
  2. Imana iguhe umugisha – God bless you.
  3. ntukagire izindi mana mu maso yanjye – you shall have no other gods before me.

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