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Amharic and Kirundi


Kirundi and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
Burundi, Gambia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
  • 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
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200  
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
33  
15
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
31  
21
19  
9

Scripts
Ethiopic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Selam  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
amesege'nallo'  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Dehina newot?  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
Dehna dur  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
melkam meshe't  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru  
Mwaramutse  

Please
i'bakwon  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
aznallehu  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
tschao  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
afekirishalehu  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
yiqirta  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Gondar  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
27
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Gojjami  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
24
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Showa  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
22
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
18.70 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
37
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
አማርኛ  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
amharique  
rundi  

German Name
Amharisch  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Amharas  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
13th century  
1500  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
-  

Branch
Ethiopic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Amharic  
Kirundi  

Language Position
55  
99+
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
am  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
amh  
run  

ISO 639 3
amh  
run  

ISO 639 6
amh  
run  

Glottocode
amha1245  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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All Amharic 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 Amharic and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Amharic and Kirundi Speaking population

Amharic and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % 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 Amharic and Kirundi on Amharic vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Kirundi Language Codes

Amharic and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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