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Hindi and Kirundi


Kirundi and Hindi


Countries

Countries
Fiji, India  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India  
Burundi, Gambia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
  • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  
  • 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
Urdu  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
5  
2

How Many Consonants
33  
23
19  
9

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)  
Mwaramutse  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
खेद (Khēda)  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Khariboli  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
240,000,000.00  
3
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Marwari  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
24
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Bundeli  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Bundelkhand  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
380.00 million  
5
8.80 million  
99+

Speaking Population
4.70 %  
5
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
260.00 million  
4
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
120.00 million  
6
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
हिन्दी  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
hindi  
rundi  

German Name
Hindi  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Hindustani people  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
7th Century  
1500  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Hindi  
Kirundi  

Language Position
5  
5
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
hi  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hin  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
hin  
run  

ISO 639 3
hin  
run  

ISO 639 6
hins  
run  

Glottocode
hind1269  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Hindi and Kirundi Speaking population

Hindi and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hindi and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Hindi and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 % 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 Hindi and Kirundi on Hindi vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hindi and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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