Asking for name in Kinyarwanda

Witwa nde?

“Witwa – Nde” translate to “you are called – who”? That’s how you ask for someone’s name.

If you are trying to be formal, talkking to someone very respectful, such as parents, leaders, you use “Mwitwa nde”

Mwitwa nde?

Below is how you respond to that question “Mwitwa nde?”, “Nitwa John“, “Nitwa Emmanuel”, etc

Nitwa John (My name is John)

If you are struggling to pronounce that, instead of “tkw”, just use ‘tw’. That’s the version with accent 🙂