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Irish and Kirundi


Kirundi and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ireland  
Burundi, Gambia  

Second Language
Ireland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish 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
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
13  
3
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
Mwaramutse  

Please
le do thoil  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
Slán  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
rundi  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
c. 750  
1500  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
-  

Branch
Goidelic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Kirundi  

Language Position
25  
23
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
run  

ISO 639 3
gle  
run  

ISO 639 6
gle  
run  

Glottocode
iris1253  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Irish and Kirundi Speaking population

Irish and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % 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 Irish and Kirundi on Irish vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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