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Kirundi and Abkhaz


Abkhaz and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Abkhazia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
  • Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Adyghe language, Abaza language  

Derived From
-  
Caucasian languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
62  
36

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
2  
1

How Many Consonants
19  
9
60  
36

Scripts
Latin  
Cyrillic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
27 weeks  
8

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)  

Please
Ndagusavye  
амритана  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
Амарахь  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
-  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Извините (Izvinite)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Bzyb  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Abkhazia  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
106,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Abzhywa  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Caucasus  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
106,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Sadz  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Turkey  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
106,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
0.13 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
-  

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Abxazo, Abkhazian  

French Name
rundi  
abkhaze  

German Name
Kirundi  
Abchasisch  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[abxaz]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Abkhaz people  

History

Origin
1500  
c. 1650  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Northwest Caucasian  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Abkhaz  

Language Position
86  
99+
28  
26

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Abkhaz Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
ab  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
abk  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
abk  

ISO 639 3
run  
abk  

ISO 639 6
run  
abks  

Glottocode
rund1242  
abkh1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Historical  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Kirundi and Abkhaz Speaking population

Kirundi and Abkhaz speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Abkhaz languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Abkhaz Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is 0.01 %. 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 Kirundi and Abkhaz on Kirundi vs Abkhaz where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Abkhaz Language Codes

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

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