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Kirundi and Irish


Irish and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Ireland  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Ireland  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United Kingdom  

Regulated By
-  
Foras na Gaeilge  

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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
13  
3

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Dia dhuit  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Go raibh maith agat  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Conas atá tú ?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Oíche mhaith  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Dia dhuit ar maidin  

Please
Ndagusavye  
le do thoil  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
Tá brón orm  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Slán  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Connacht Irish  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Connacht  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Munster  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Ulster  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
1.65 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  

French Name
rundi  
irlandais moyen  

German Name
Kirundi  
Mittelirisch  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Irish people  

History

Origin
1500  
c. 750  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Celtic  

Branch
-  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Language Position
86  
99+
25  
23

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
gle  

ISO 639 3
run  
gle  

ISO 639 6
run  
gle  

Glottocode
rund1242  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
No data available  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Kirundi and Irish Speaking population

Kirundi and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 %. 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 Irish on Kirundi vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Irish Language Codes

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

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