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Kirundi and Basque


Basque and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
France, Spain  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia, Europe  

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

Regulated By
-  
Euskaltzaindia, 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.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Spanish  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Kaixo  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Eskerrik asko  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Zer moduz?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Gabon  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Arratsalde on  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Arratsalde on  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Egun on  

Please
Ndagusavye  
Mesedez  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
Barkatu  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Agur  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Maite zaitut  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Barkatu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Navarro-Lapurdian  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
France  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
68,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Souletin  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
France, Soule, Spain  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
8,700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Biscayan  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
750,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
7.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
0.70 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
Euskara  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  

French Name
rundi  
basque  

German Name
Kirundi  
Baskisch  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[bɑːsk]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Basque people  

History

Origin
1500  
c. 1000  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Vasconic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Basque  

Language Position
86  
99+
30  
28

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Basque Sign Language  

Scope
-  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
eu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
eus  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
baq  

ISO 639 3
run  
eus  

ISO 639 6
run  
eus  

Glottocode
rund1242  
basq1248  

Linguasphere
No data available  
40-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Kirundi and Basque Speaking population

Kirundi and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 %. 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 Basque on Kirundi vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Basque Language Codes

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

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