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Kirundi and Akan


Akan and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Ghana  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Benin, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Akan Orthography 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.
  
  • Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
  • Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
19  
9
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
ete-sen  

Thank You
Urakoze  
meda ase  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
wo ho te sɛn?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
maadwo  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
maadwo  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
maaha  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
maakye  

Please
Ndagusavye  
wae  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
Kafra  

Bye
N’agasaga  
bye  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Me doכ wo  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
mepa wo kyɛw  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Asante  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
9,000,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
Ha  
Akuapem  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
9,000,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Fante  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
Akan  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Twi, Fante  

French Name
rundi  
akan  

German Name
Kirundi  
Akan-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[ˈaːkã]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Akan people  

History

Origin
1500  
15  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Akan  

Language Position
86  
99+
104  
99+

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Akan Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
ak  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
aka  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
aka  

ISO 639 3
run  
aka  

ISO 639 6
run  
aka  

Glottocode
rund1242  
akan1251  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kirundi and Akan Speaking population

Kirundi and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. 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 Akan on Kirundi vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Akan Language Codes

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

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