Kirundi and Haitian Creole
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
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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
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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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
Sorry
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Dezole
I Love You
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Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
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Eskize m
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Cap-Haitien
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Ha
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Port-au-Prince
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Shubi
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Cayes
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
íkiRǔndi
Kreyòl ayisyen
Alternative Names
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Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
rundi
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Kirundi
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
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[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Haitians
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Haitian Creole
Signed Forms
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Scope
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Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
rund1242
hait1244
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
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Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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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.
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
Kirundi and Haitian Creole language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Haitian Creole Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.