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Irish vs Kirundi


Kirundi vs 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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Irish and Kirundi Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Kirundi language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Kirundi language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Irish and Kirundi Language History.

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Irish and Kirundi Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Irish and Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Kirundi language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Irish vs Kirundi Difficulty

The Irish vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Kirundi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Irish and Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is 36 weeks.

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