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Belarusian and Kirundi


Kirundi and Belarusian


Countries

Countries
Belarus, Poland   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Belarus, Gambia   
Burundi, Gambia   

Second Language
Poland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Asia   

Minority Language
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  
  • 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
Russian and Ukrainian   
Kinyarwanda Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
48   
28
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
39   
28
19   
9

Scripts
Cyrillic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Greetings

Hello
dobry dzień   
Bwakeye   

Thank You
Dziakuj   
Urakoze   

How Are You?
Jak vy ?   
Urakomeye?   

Good Night
Dabranač   
Ijoro ryiza   

Good Evening
Dobry viečar   
Mwiriwe   

Good Afternoon
dobry dzień   
Mwiriwe   

Good Morning
Dobraj ranicy   
Mwaramutse   

Please
Kali laska   
Ndagusavye   

Sorry
Vybačajcie   
Not available   

Bye
da pabačennia   
N’agasaga   

I Love You
JA liubliu ciabie   
Not available   

Excuse Me
Vybačajcie   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
North-Eastern Belarusian   
Rwanda-Rundi   

Where They Speak
North-East Belarus   
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
South-Western Belarusian   
Ha   

Where They Speak
South-West Belarus   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Middle Belarusian   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
Middle Belarus   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
8.80 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.89 million   
26
Not Available   

Native Name
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)   
íkiRǔndi   

Alternative Names
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian   
Not Available   

French Name
biélorusse   
rundi   

German Name
Weißrussisch   
Kirundi   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Belarusians   
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   

History

Origin
18th century   
1500   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Slavic   
Not Available   

Branch
Eastern   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old East Slavic   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Belarusian   
Kirundi   

Language Position
79   
99+
86   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
be   
rn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bel   
run   

ISO 639 2/B
bel   
run   

ISO 639 3
bel   
run   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bela1254   
rund1242   

Linguasphere
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Belarusian and Kirundi Speaking population

Belarusian and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Belarusian and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Belarusian and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Belarusian language is 0.11 % 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 Belarusian and Kirundi on Belarusian vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Belarusian and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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