Rwandans
Central African nationals
Rwandans are the people of Rwanda, a small landlocked country in central East Africa.
The term covers citizens, residents, and those of Rwandan descent: Rwandans voted in record numbers.
The noun doubles as an adjective: Rwandan coffee, Rwandan history.
The 1994 genocide, in which Hutu extremists killed approximately 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu Rwandans, remains central to how the word resonates internationally.
Rwanda's capital city
- citizensMembers of a nation
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
expatriates · refugees · returnees · nationals · emigrants · homeland · abroad · migration
Central African ethnic group
- TutsiRwandan ethnic group
- intermarriageWedding between different groups
- identityWho someone is
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
lineage · reconciliation · unity · heritage · ancestry · coexistence · integration · kinship
Those still alive after
- victimsThose who suffer harm
- perpetratorsThose who commit wrongs
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
trauma · healing · testimony · remembrance · justice · forgiveness · widows · orphans
Percussive rhythm-making
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- proverbsTraditional wisdom capsules
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- milkMammalian nursing fluid
sorghum · ubuntu · respect · elders · ceremonies · dance · oral tradition · craftsmanship
Those who launch ventures
- youthState of being immature
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- innovationCreating something original
- developmentProgress toward maturity
education · urbanization · professionals · students · activists · women · leadership · progress
Kigali
Rwanda's capital city
- citizensMembers of a nation
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
diaspora · expatriates · refugees · returnees · nationals · emigrants · homeland · abroad · migration · resettlement
Hutu
Central African ethnic group
- TutsiRwandan ethnic group
- intermarriageWedding between different groups
- identityWho someone is
clan · lineage · reconciliation · unity · heritage · ancestry · coexistence · integration · kinship · community
survivors
Those still alive after
- victimsThose who suffer harm
- perpetratorsThose who commit wrongs
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
memorial · trauma · healing · testimony · remembrance · justice · forgiveness · widows · orphans · mass graves
drumming
Percussive rhythm-making
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- proverbsTraditional wisdom capsules
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
milk · sorghum · ubuntu · respect · elders · ceremonies · dance · oral tradition · craftsmanship · artisans
entrepreneurs
Those who launch ventures
- youthState of being immature
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- innovationCreating something original
development · education · urbanization · professionals · students · activists · women · leadership · progress · ambition
- African PeoplesEgyptians, Nigerians, South Africans, Zulu, Moroccans
- Mountain PeoplesTibetans, Nepalis, Bhutanese, Quechua, Andeans
- Central African PeoplesKongo, Congolese, Sara, Logo
- English Speakersnative speaker, native speakers, Americans, British, American
- East African peoplesMaasai, Somali, Shambala, Hutu, Tutsi
RwandansIcelanders
Citizens of a volcanic Nordic island
New Zealanders · Norwegians · Japanese · Chileans · Australians
- Hotel RwandaFilm about 1994 African atrocity
- Rwandan Genocide1994 mass killings in central Africa
- Rwanda genocide1994 ethnic mass murder