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Kirundi and Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Haiti  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Central America, North America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Cuba  

Regulated By
-  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  

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.
  
  • In the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
  • In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
French Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
19  
9
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Bonjou  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Mèsi  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Kijan ou yé?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Bon nwit  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Bonswa  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
Ndagusavye  
Souple  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
Dezole  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Babay  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Cap-Haitien  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Ha  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Port-au-Prince  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
34

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Cayes  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
9.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
rundi  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Kirundi  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Haitians  

History

Origin
1500  
17th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
86  
99+
99  
99+

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
hat  

ISO 639 3
run  
hat  

ISO 639 6
run  
hat  

Glottocode
rund1242  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kirundi and Haitian Creole Speaking population

Kirundi and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 %. 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 Haitian Creole on Kirundi vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Haitian Creole Language Codes

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