I would like to share my experience working in Rwanda (2013-2017) captured through images and many photos taken along the way. Hope you enjoy navigating through the site as much as I enjoyed the experience.
Map of Rwanda-Located in East Africa neighbouring DRC, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania
Land of a thousand hills
Kigali-Capital City
Rwnadan flag shinning bright at the convention center in Kigali
Rwanda is home of a few remanining mountain gorillas in the world
Chimps in Nyungwe Forest
Tea Plantation in Virunga Mountain
Lake Kivu-One of the African Great Lakes. It lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. Lake Kivu empties into the Ruzizi River, which flows southwards into Lake Tanganyika in Burundi.
Basic Conversational Words
https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/kinyarwanda.php
| English | Ikinyarwanda (Kinyarwanda) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Murakaza neza |
| Hello (General greeting) | Muraho Bite (inf) |
| How are you? | Amakuru? (News?) Amakuru yawe? (Your news?) Umeze gute? (You good?) - sg Mumeze gute? (You good?) - pl Bite se? (inf) Bite se sha? (inf) |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | Ni meza Meza neza (I go good) Tumeza neza (We go good) Nibyiza, murakoze, nawe se? |
| Long time no see | Hashi zi jeyeytili tuta bonana |
| What's your name? | Witwa nde? Nitwa gute? |
| My name is ... | Nitwa ... |
| Where are you from? | Muturuka he? |
| I'm from ... | |
| Pleased to meet you | Ndabishimiye (sg) Nishimiye kuba menya (pl/frm) |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
Mwaramutse |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
Mwiriwe |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
Mwiriwe neza |
| Good night | Muramuke |