Kinyarwanda translation services
Kinyarwanda on the page, lightly adapted when Kirundi readers are the audience.
Kinyarwanda at a glance
Kinyarwanda is the national language of Rwanda. We support Rwandan and Burundian resettlement (Kirundi is closely related) plus NGO field work in the Great Lakes region.
Kinyarwanda is written in the Latin alphabet without tone marks. Context does the work tone does in speech, and documents produced for Rwanda generally serve Burundian (Kirundi) readers with light adaptation.
Kinyarwanda has around 12 million speakers in Rwanda, DR Congo, and Uganda. We cover the varieties listed here and can match a linguist to a specific region or community on request.
- Native name
- Ikinyarwanda
- Script
- Latin alphabet
- Greeting
- Muraho (“hello”)
- Speakers
- 12M+
- Language family
- Niger-Congo, Bantu
- Spoken in
- Rwanda, DR Congo, Uganda, United States
- Dialects and varieties
- Standard Kinyarwanda, Kirundi (Burundi, closely related)
Kinyarwanda translation, for every kind of text
Every project is matched to a linguist who knows the subject, then checked against the source before delivery.
Document translation
Contracts, records, manuals and forms translated between Kinyarwanda and English by a linguist who knows the subject.
Certified translation
A complete Kinyarwanda translation with a signed statement of accuracy, for immigration, court and academic submissions.
Website & app localization
Websites, apps and campaigns adapted for Kinyarwanda-speaking audiences, with terminology kept consistent from one release to the next.
Where Kinyarwanda translation is needed most
We match each project on language pair and subject, so terminology, names and numbers come through exactly as they should.
- Refugee resettlement
- NGO & humanitarian
- Healthcare & clinical
Often requested alongside Kinyarwanda
Need something translated to or from Kinyarwanda?
Send us the files, the language pair and your deadline. We'll reply with a price and turnaround.