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Armenian and Kirundi


Kirundi and Armenian


Countries

Countries
Armenian Highland  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic  
Burundi, Gambia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Armenian National Academy of Sciences  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
  • 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
Greek  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
38  
20
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
32  
22
19  
9

Scripts
Armenian manuscript  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
12  
9
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
Բարի օր (Bari or)  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)  
Mwaramutse  

Please
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
կներեք (knerek’)  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
Ց'տեսություն  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Armenian  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Western Armenian  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Eastern Armenian  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
-  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.22 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
7.00 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Հայերէն (Hayeren)  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
arménien  
rundi  

German Name
Armenisch  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Armenians  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
late 5th century  
1500  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian  
Kirundi  

Language Position
14  
13
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Armenian  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
hy  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hye  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
arm  
run  

ISO 639 3
hye  
run  

ISO 639 6
hye  
run  

Glottocode
arme1241  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
57-AAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Armenian and Kirundi Speaking population

Armenian and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Armenian and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Armenian and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Armenian language is 0.22 % 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 Armenian and Kirundi on Armenian vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Armenian and Kirundi Language Codes

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