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Kirundi and Greek


Greek and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Roman Empire  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Regulated By
-  
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  

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.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Armenian  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
19  
9
17  
7

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
γεια σας (geia sas)  

Thank You
Urakoze  
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  

Please
Ndagusavye  
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  

Bye
N’agasaga  
αντίο (antío)  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Cappadocian Greek  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Greece  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
2,800.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Griko  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
50,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Mariupol  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
13,000,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
25  
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.18 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
13.00 million  
37

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
ελληνικά  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  

French Name
rundi  
grec moderne (après 1453)  

German Name
Kirundi  
Neugriechisch  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[eliniˈka]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Greeks or Hellenes  

History

Origin
1500  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Hellenic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Modern Greek  

Language Position
86  
99+
74  
99+

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Greek Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
el  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
ell  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
gre  

ISO 639 3
run  
ell  

ISO 639 6
run  
ells  

Glottocode
rund1242  
gree1276  

Linguasphere
No data available  
56-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Kirundi and Greek Speaking population

Kirundi and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Kirundi vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Greek Language Codes

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

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