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Question Words in the Kinyarwanda

Who? What? When? Where? Why? And How Much?

Here are some useful question words to help you ask the right questions with people in Kinyarwanda Language.

Where?	Ari he?
Where is Niyonyugura’s house?	Inzu ya Niyonyugura iri he?
Where is this?	Ari he?
When?	Ryari?
When is Gahigi coming?	Gahigi azaza ryari?
When will you travel?	Uzagenda ryari?
How?	Nigute?
How can I get to Nyabisindu	Nigute nshobora kugera i Nyabisindu?
How is your brother?	Umuvandimwe wawe ameze ate?
Which?	Ninde?
Which land is mine?	Ni ubuhe butaka bwanjye?
What?	Niki?
What did you do?	Wakoze iki?
Who?	Ninde?
Who is the traditional leader of this village?	Ninde muyobozi gakondo wuyu mudugudu?
Who did this?	Uyu ni nde?
Why?	Kubera iki?
Why did he do this?	Kuki yakoze ibi?
Why is there no food?	Kuki nta biryo bihari?

How can you use "how much" to buy things?

How much?	Bangahe?
How much is this food?	Ibiryo bingana iki?
How much is a ticket to Kigali?	Tike yokujya Kigali ni angahe?

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