Igbo and Kirundi
National Language
Nigeria
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Kinyarwanda Language
Alphabets in
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How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Urakomeye?
Good Night
ka chi fo
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
Mwaramutse
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Ndi waramutse
Dialect 1
Enuani
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Tanzania
Dialect 3
Not present
Shubi
Where They Speak
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Tanzania
Native Name
igbo
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Ibo
Rundi, Urundi
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Kirundi
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[kɪˈrʊndi]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Origin
30th Century BC
1500
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Kirundi
Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language
Kirundi Sign Language
Glottocode
nucl1417
rund1242
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Igbo 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 Igbo and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Kirundi Speaking population
Igbo and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % 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 Igbo and Kirundi on Igbo vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Kirundi Language Codes
Igbo and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.