Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Burma
National Language
Germany
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
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Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German 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
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
Albanian Languages
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Alphabets in
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Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
Wie geht es dir?
Urakomeye?
Good Night
gute Nacht
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
guten Abend
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
guten Tag
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
guten Morgen
Mwaramutse
Sorry
Verzeihung
Ndasubiza
I Love You
Ich liebe dich
Ndi waramutse
Excuse Me
Entschuldigung
Ndasaba
Dialect 1
Swiss German
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Switzerland
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Dialect 2
Swabian German
Ha
Where They Speak
Germany
Tanzania
Dialect 3
Texas German
Shubi
Where They Speak
Texas
Tanzania
Native Name
Deutsch
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Deutsch, Tedesco
Rundi, Urundi
French Name
allemand
rundi
German Name
Deutsch
Kirundi
Pronunciation
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
[kɪˈrʊndi]
Ethnicity
Germans
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Origin
6th Century AD
1500
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Kirundi
Signed Forms
Signed German
Kirundi Sign Language
Glottocode
high1287, uppe1397
rund1242
Linguasphere
52-ACB–dl & -dm
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All German 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 German and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of German and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of German are spoken in different German Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking German vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the German dialects include: Swiss German, Swabian German. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
German and Kirundi Speaking population
German and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which German and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of German and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 % 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 German and Kirundi on German vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
German and Kirundi Language Codes
German and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. German and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.