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Kirundi and French


French and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
32  
3

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
France  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
-  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
19  
9
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
bonjour  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Merci  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Bonjour  

Please
Ndagusavye  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
désolé  

Bye
N’agasaga  
au revoir  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
6,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
African French  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
274,000,000.00  
1

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
1.12 %  
18

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
français  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Français  

French Name
rundi  
français  

German Name
Kirundi  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
French people  

History

Origin
1500  
9th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Standard French  

Language Position
86  
99+
13  
12

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
fre  

ISO 639 3
run  
fra  

ISO 639 6
run  
fras  

Glottocode
rund1242  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Kirundi and French Speaking population

Kirundi and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and French languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Kirundi vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and French Language Codes

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