Kirundi and Irish
Countries
Burma
European Union, Ireland
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
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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
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
I Love You
Ndi waramutse
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
Ndasaba
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Connacht
Dialect 2
Ha
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Munster
Dialect 3
Shubi
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Ulster
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
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Kirundi
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language
Irish Sign Language
Glottocode
rund1242
iris1253
Linguasphere
No data available
50-AAA
Language Linguistic Typology
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Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
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.
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.