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Kirundi and Igbo


Igbo and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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
Not Available   
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   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
8   
5

How Many Consonants
19   
9
28   
18

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
kedụ   

Thank You
Urakoze   
dalụ   

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   

Please
Ndagusavye   
Biko   

Sorry
Not available   
Ndo   

Bye
N’agasaga   
Not Available   

I Love You
Not available   
a hụrụ m gị n'anya   

Excuse Me
Not available   
ngọpụ   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Enuani   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Ha   
Ngwa   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
1,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
igbo   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Ibo   

French Name
rundi   
igbo   

German Name
Kirundi   
Ibo-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[iɡ͡boː]   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Igbo people   

History

Origin
1500   
30th Century BC   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Kwa   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Standard Igbo   

Language Position
86   
99+
57   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
ig   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
ibo   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
ibo   

ISO 639 3
run   
ibo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
nucl1417   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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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.

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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 Not Available. 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.

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