Editing Kigali (section)

==Etymology==
[[File:Kigali metal word.jpg|thumb|alt=The word Kigali written out by giant metal letters.|Kigali monument in the [[Kigali Car-Free Zone]]]]

The name Kigali comes from the [[Kinyarwanda]] prefix {{lang|rw|ki-}} combined with the adjective suffix {{lang|rw|-gali}}, which means wide or broad. This was originally applied to [[Mount Kigali]], most likely because the mountain itself was broad and wide, with the city later being named after the mountain.<ref name="cia._Rwan">{{Cite web |title=Rwanda |work=The World Factbook |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |date=5 February 2021 |access-date=17 February 2021 |url= https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/rwanda/}}</ref> According to Rwandan oral history, the name originated in the 14th century.<ref name="LegacyPart1"/> Rwandan scholar [[Alexis Kagame]], who did extensive research into the country's oral history and traditions,{{sfn|Vansina|2005|p=4}} wrote that the name Kigali came into use after King [[Cyilima I Rugwe]] completed a conquest of the area. The legend states that Rugwe viewed the territory from the top of a hill and said ''burya iki gihugu ni kigali'', which translates to "this country is vast".<ref name="LegacyPart1"/>