Where does “Rwanda” come from?

Rwanda derives from Rwanda-Rundi u Rwanda, which comes from Rwanda-Rundi anda.

Rwanda (English): The standardized dialect of the Bantu language Rwanda-Rundi spoken in Rwanda

Definitions

  1. The standardized dialect of the Bantu language Rwanda-Rundi spoken in Rwanda

Ancestry of “Rwanda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rwanda-Rundiu Rwanda—
2Rwanda-Rundiandato expand
Every word from Rwanda-Rundi anda →
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