Kirundi and Akan
Countries
Burma
Ghana, Ivory coast
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
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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
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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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
Sorry
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Kafra
I Love You
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Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
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mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Asante
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Ghana
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Ghana
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Ghana
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
Akan
Alternative Names
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German Name
Kirundi
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Akan people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Akan
Signed Forms
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Scope
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Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
rund1242
akan1251
Linguasphere
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Language Type
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Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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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.
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.