Kirundi and Igbo
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
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Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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 Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Alphabets in
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How Are You?
Urakomeye?
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
ka chi fo
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
ụtụtụ ọma
I Love You
Ndi waramutse
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Enuani
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Nigeria
Dialect 3
Shubi
Not present
Where They Speak
Tanzania
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Native Name
íkiRǔndi
igbo
Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi
Ibo
German Name
Kirundi
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Igbo people
Origin
1500
30th Century BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language
Igbo Sign Language
Glottocode
rund1242
nucl1417
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Kirundi and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Igbo Speaking population
Kirundi and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 %. 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 Igbo on Kirundi vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Igbo Language Codes
Kirundi and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.