Estonian and Kirundi
Countries
Estonia, European Union
Burma
National Language
Estonia, Gambia
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Denmark, Russia, Sweden
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Institute of the Estonian Language
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Interesting Facts
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish 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
Finnish
Kinyarwanda Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
kuidas sul läheb
Urakomeye?
Good Night
Head ööd
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
Tere õhtust
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
Tere päevast
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
Tere hommikust
Mwaramutse
Sorry
Vabandust
Ndasubiza
I Love You
ma armastan sind
Ndi waramutse
Excuse Me
Vabandage
Ndasaba
Dialect 1
Keskmurre
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Estonia
Tanzania
Where They Speak
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.
Tanzania
Native Name
eesti keel
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Eesti keel
Rundi, Urundi
French Name
estonien
rundi
German Name
Estnisch
Kirundi
Pronunciation
[eˈstˑoˑniˑa]
[kɪˈrʊndi]
Ethnicity
Estonians
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Uralic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Estonian
Kirundi
Signed Forms
Estonian Sign Language
Kirundi Sign Language
Glottocode
esto1258
rund1242
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Estonian 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 Estonian and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Estonian and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Estonian are spoken in different Estonian Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Estonian vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Estonian dialects include: Keskmurre, Tartu. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Estonian and Kirundi Speaking population
Estonian and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Estonian and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Estonian and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Estonian language is 0.03 % 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 Estonian and Kirundi on Estonian vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Estonian and Kirundi Language Codes
Estonian and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Estonian and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.