Japanese and Kirundi
National Language
Japan
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Palau
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Bwakeye
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
Urakoze
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Urakomeye?
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
Mwaramutse
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Ndagusavye
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
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Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
N’agasaga
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
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Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
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Dialect 1
Sanuki
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
kansai
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
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Alternative Names
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French Name
japonais
rundi
German Name
Japanisch
Kirundi
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
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Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Japonic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Japanese
Kirundi
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1643
rund1242
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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All Japanese 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 Japanese and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Kirundi Speaking population
Japanese and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Kirundi on Japanese vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Kirundi Language Codes
Japanese and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.