Kirundi and Afrikaans
Countries
Burma
South Africa
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
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Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
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Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
goeie nag
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
goeie more
Please
Ndagusavye
asseblief
I Love You
Ndi waramutse
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Ndasaba
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
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Dialect 2
Ha
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Tanzania
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Dialect 3
Shubi
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Namibia
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi
Cape Dutch
French Name
rundi
afrikaans
German Name
Kirundi
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Afrikaners
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Glottocode
rund1242
afri1274
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB-ba
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic
All Kirundi and Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Afrikaans Speaking population
Kirundi and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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 Afrikaans on Kirundi vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Afrikaans Language Codes
Kirundi and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.