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Bhojpuri and Kirundi


Kirundi and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
1  
14

National Language
India  
Burundi, Gambia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri 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
Maithili and Magahi  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
5  
2

How Many Consonants
34  
24
19  
9

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
Mwaramutse  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
99+
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
India  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
16
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
8.80 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
33
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
38.00 million  
23
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
bhojpuri  
rundi  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Bhojpuri speakers  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
19th Century  
1500  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Bhojpuri  
Kirundi  

Language Position
37  
34
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Bhojpuri Sign Language  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bho  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
run  

ISO 639 3
bho  
run  

ISO 639 6
bho  
run  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Bhojpuri and Kirundi Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % 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 Bhojpuri and Kirundi on Bhojpuri vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Kirundi Language Codes

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