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Indonesian and Kirundi


Kirundi and Indonesian


Countries

Countries
Indonesia  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Indonesia  
Burundi, Gambia  

Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
  • 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
Malay language  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
7  
6
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Terima kasih  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Apa kabar?  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
Selamat Malam  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
Malam yang baik  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
Selamat Pagi  
Mwaramutse  

Please
mohon Untuk  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
maaf  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
Selamat tinggal  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
Aku cinta kamu  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
Permisi  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sundanese  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
19
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Balinese  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
3,300,000.00  
99+
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Minangkabau  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
46  
30
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
8.80 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.16 %  
15
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
23.00 million  
34
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
140.00 million  
4
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Bahasa Melayu  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
indonésien  
rundi  

German Name
Bahasa Indonesia  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Indonesians  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
7th Century  
1500  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Malay  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Indonesian  
Kirundi  

Language Position
56  
99+
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
id  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ind  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
ind  
run  

ISO 639 3
ind  
run  

ISO 639 6
ind  
run  

Glottocode
indo1316  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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

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Indonesian and Kirundi Speaking population

Indonesian and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Indonesian and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Indonesian and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 % 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 Indonesian and Kirundi on Indonesian vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Indonesian and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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