Amharic and Kirundi
Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Burma
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
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
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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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
I Love You
afekirishalehu
Ndi waramutse
Excuse Me
yiqirta
Ndasaba
Dialect 1
Gondar
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Gondar
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Tanzania
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Tanzania
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
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Ge'ez
No early forms
Standard Forms
Amharic
Kirundi
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Kirundi Sign Language
Glottocode
amha1245
rund1242
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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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.
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.