Countries
Burma
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Germany
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
Not Available
Council for German Orthography
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.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Albanian Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
Wie geht es dir?
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
gute Nacht
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
guten Abend
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
guten Tag
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
guten Morgen
Sorry
Not available
Verzeihung
I Love You
Not available
Ich liebe dich
Excuse Me
Not available
Entschuldigung
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Swiss German
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Switzerland
Dialect 2
Ha
Swabian German
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Germany
Dialect 3
Shubi
Texas German
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Texas
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
Deutsch
Alternative Names
Not Available
Deutsch, Tedesco
French Name
rundi
allemand
German Name
Kirundi
Deutsch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Germans
Origin
1500
6th Century AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kirundi
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed German
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
deus
Glottocode
rund1242
high1287, uppe1397
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB–dl & -dm
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Kirundi and German 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 German dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and German language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas German Dialects are spoken in different German speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs German Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. German dialects include: Swiss German , Swabian German. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and German Speaking population
Kirundi and German speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and German languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and German Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 %. 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 German on Kirundi vs German where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and German Language Codes
Kirundi and German language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and German Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.