Alternate Names: Ikinyarwanda, Kinyarwanda, Orunyarwanda, Ruanda, Rwandan, Urunyaruanda
Dialects: Bufumbwa, Gitwa, Hutu (Hera, Lera, Ndara, Ndogo, Shobyo, Tshogo, Ululera), Igikiga (Igishiru, Ikigoyi, Kiga, Tshiga), Ikinyanduga, Rutwa (Twa). Intelligible of Rundi ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 6,490,000 in Rwanda (1998). Population total all countries: 7,189,900.
Language Development: Poetry. New media. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1954–1993.
Typology: SVO.
Spoken In: Rwanda
Writing System: Braille, Latin
Nation of Origin: Rwanda
Other Comments: Ethnic groups: Hutu 89%, Tutsi 10%, Twa (pygmies), 30,000 1% (Barrett 1982). Possibly 75% of the Batwa killed in 1994 war. Hima is an ethnic group (not a language) which speaks Rwanda or Rundi ,. Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.