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Galician and Kirundi


Kirundi and Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Galicia  
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
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
  • 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
Portuguese Language  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23  
5
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
28 weeks  
9
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Ola  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Grazas  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Que tal estás?  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
Boas noites  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
Boa tarde  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
Bos días  
Mwaramutse  

Please
Por favor  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
Síntoo!  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
Adeus  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
Ámote  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
Perdoe!  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
East Galicia  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
2,700,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Central Galician  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Central Galicia  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Western Galician  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
West Galicia  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
2.40 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Galego  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
galicien  
rundi  

German Name
Galicisch  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Galician people  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
c. 1175  
1500  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Galician  
Kirundi  

Language Position
46  
99+
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
gl  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
glg  
run  

ISO 639 3
glg  
run  

ISO 639 6
glg  
run  

Glottocode
gali1258  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Galician and Kirundi Speaking population

Galician and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 % 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 Galician and Kirundi on Galician vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Galician and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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