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Basque and Kirundi


Kirundi and Basque


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
France, Spain  
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
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
  • 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
Spanish  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Kaixo  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Eskerrik asko  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Zer moduz?  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
Gabon  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
Arratsalde on  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
Egun on  
Mwaramutse  

Please
Mesedez  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
Barkatu  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
Agur  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
Maite zaitut  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
Barkatu  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
France  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
68,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Souletin  
Ha  

Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
8,700.00  
99+
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Biscayan  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
750,000.00  
99+
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.20 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Euskara  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
basque  
rundi  

German Name
Baskisch  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[bɑːsk]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Basque people  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
c. 1000  
1500  

Language Family
Vasconic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Basque  
Kirundi  

Language Position
30  
28
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Basque Sign Language  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
-  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
eu  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eus  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
baq  
run  

ISO 639 3
eus  
run  

ISO 639 6
eus  
run  

Glottocode
basq1248  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
40-AAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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

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Basque and Kirundi Speaking population

Basque and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Basque and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Basque and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 % 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 Basque and Kirundi on Basque vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Basque and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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