Kirundi and Amharic
Countries
Burma
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Ethiopia
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Urakoze
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
Dehina newot?
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
Dehna dur
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
i'ndemin adäru
Please
Ndagusavye
i'bakwon
Sorry
Ndasubiza
aznallehu
I Love You
Ndi waramutse
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
Ndasaba
yiqirta
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Gondar
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Gondar
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Ethiopia
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Ethiopia
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
አማርኛ
Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
rundi
amharique
German Name
Kirundi
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Amharas
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Amharic
Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language
Signed Amharic
Glottocode
rund1242
amha1245
Linguasphere
No data available
12-ACB-a
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Kirundi and Amharic 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 Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Amharic Speaking population
Kirundi and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Amharic on Kirundi vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Amharic Language Codes
Kirundi and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.