Editor’s note: This personal essay was written following a Twitter campaign organized by Global Voices sub-Saharan Africa and Rising Voices where each week, a different language activist shared their ...
Today, Rwanda is a melting pot of official languages. Although more than 99% of Rwandans speak Kinyarwanda – a Bantu language and the country’s mother tongue – Rwanda has three other official ...
Growing up in a multilingual family, I was mostly exposed to Kinyarwanda, Swahili and French. At home, we tended to mix both Kinyarwanda and French. Swahili was also used during conversations with ...
In November 2021 during its 41st Session in Paris, UNESCO Member States declared July 7th World Kiswahili Language Day. Kiswahili — also known as Swahili — is a Bantu language native to Eastern and ...
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