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Hebrew and Kirundi


Kirundi and Hebrew


Countries

Countries
Israel  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Israel  
Burundi, Gambia  

Second Language
Israel  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Poland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
Aramaic Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
22  
4
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
0  
5  
2

How Many Consonants
22  
12
19  
9

Scripts
Hebrew  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
שלום (Shalom)  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
תודה (Toda)  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)  
Mwaramutse  

Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
בבקשה!  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Israel  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
9,200,000.00  
38
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
38
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Israel  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
30
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
7  
7
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.40 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.60 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
hébreu  
rundi  

German Name
Hebräisch  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Hebrew-speaking people  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
1000 BC  
1500  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
-  

Branch
Canaanitic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew  
Kirundi  

Language Position
23  
21
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
he  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
heb  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
heb  
run  

ISO 639 3
heb  
run  

ISO 639 6
heb  
run  

Glottocode
hebr1246  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
12-AAB-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Hebrew and Kirundi Speaking population

Hebrew and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hebrew and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Hebrew and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hebrew language is 0.11 % 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 Hebrew and Kirundi on Hebrew vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hebrew and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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