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Catalan and Kirundi


Kirundi and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Burundi, Gambia  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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 Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
23  
13
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Mwaramutse  

Please
Sisplau  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
Perdó!  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
Adéu  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
català  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
rundi  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
1500  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Kirundi  

Language Position
32  
30
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
run  

ISO 639 3
cat  
run  

ISO 639 6
cat  
run  

Glottocode
stan1289  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Catalan and Kirundi Speaking population

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

Catalan and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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