Language

Kinyarwanda

Kinyarwanda is a language in the Atlantic-Congo family spoken in 12 countries.

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Scripture in Kinyarwanda

A complete Bible is reported in Kinyarwanda.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Kinyarwanda is spoken

  • Burundi
  • Canada
  • DR Congo
  • France
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Rwanda
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Zambia

See Kinyarwanda on the language map

About Kinyarwanda

Language family
Atlantic-Congo
ISO 639-3 code
kin
Glottocode
kiny1244
Also known as
Kinyarwanda: Mulenge

Dialects and varieties 20

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Kinyarwanda as a whole.

  • BufumbwaNo known Scripture
  • BwishaNo known Scripture
  • GitwaNo known Scripture
  • HutuNo known Scripture
  • IgikigaNo known Scripture
  • KinyajombaNo known Scripture
  • KinyarugariNo known Scripture
  • KisanzaNo known Scripture
  • KumuNo known Scripture
  • MicingoNo known Scripture
  • MulengeNo known Scripture
  • NyarusizaNo known Scripture
  • NyarutembeNo known Scripture
  • RubuguliNo known Scripture
  • RufumbiraNo known Scripture
  • RusanzaNo known Scripture
  • RutwaNo known Scripture
  • Rutwa-KisoroNo known Scripture
  • Rwanda: TwaNo known Scripture
  • Twa of ZambiaNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.