Afrikaans and Kirundi
Countries
South Africa
Burma
National Language
South Africa
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
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Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
Dutch Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Urakomeye?
Good Night
goeie nag
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
goeie more
Mwaramutse
Please
asseblief
Ndagusavye
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Ndi waramutse
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Ndasaba
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
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Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Ha
Where They Speak
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Tanzania
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Shubi
Where They Speak
Namibia
Tanzania
Native Name
Afrikaans
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Rundi, Urundi
French Name
afrikaans
rundi
German Name
Afrikaans
Kirundi
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[kɪˈrʊndi]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Kirundi
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Kirundi Sign Language
Glottocode
afri1274
rund1242
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
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All Afrikaans and Kirundi Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Afrikaans and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Kirundi Speaking population
Afrikaans and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Afrikaans and Kirundi on Afrikaans vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Kirundi Language Codes
Afrikaans and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.