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Kirundi and Assamese


Assamese and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Bangladesh, India  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Bangladesh, Bhutan  

Regulated By
-  
Asam Sahitya Sabha  

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.
  
  • Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
  • Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
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Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Bengali and Oriya  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
19  
9
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

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  
nomoskaar  

Thank You
Urakoze  
ḍhonyobaaḍ  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
aapuni kene aase?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
subhoraattri  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
subha gadhuli  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
subha abeli  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
suprobhaat  

Please
Ndagusavye  
anugroha kori  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
moi ḍukkhita  

Bye
N’agasaga  
biḍai  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
moi tomaak bhaalpaao  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
kyoma koribo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Kamrupi  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Western Assam  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Goalpariya  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Western Assam  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
16,000,000.00  
30

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Bhakatiya  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Assam  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
16,000,000.00  
27

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya  

French Name
rundi  
assamais  

German Name
Kirundi  
Assamesisch  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[ɔxɔmɔnɔ]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Assamese people  

History

Origin
1500  
7th century A.D  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Kamarupa  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Assamese  

Language Position
86  
99+
65  
99+

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Signed Assamese  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
as  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
asm  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
asm  

ISO 639 3
run  
asm  

ISO 639 6
run  
asm  

Glottocode
rund1242  
assa1263  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-w  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kirundi and Assamese Speaking population

Kirundi and Assamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Assamese languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Assamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 %. 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 Assamese on Kirundi vs Assamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Assamese Language Codes

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