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Kirundi and Italian


Italian and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
7  
8

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia  

Regulated By
-  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)  

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.
  
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
French and Portuguese Languages  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
ciao  

Thank You
Urakoze  
grazie  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Come stai?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
buonanotte  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
buonasera  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
buon pomeriggio  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
buongiorno  

Please
Ndagusavye  
Per Favore  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
scusate  

Bye
N’agasaga  
arrivederci  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Ti amo  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Scusami  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Romanesco  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Lazio  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Central Italian  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Tuscan  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.90 %  
23

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
64.00 million  
18

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
Italiano  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Italiano  

French Name
rundi  
italien  

German Name
Kirundi  
Italienisch  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[itaˈljaːno]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Italians  

History

Origin
1500  
960 BC  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Italian  

Language Position
86  
99+
27  
25

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
it  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
ita  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
ita  

ISO 639 3
run  
ita  

ISO 639 6
run  
itas  

Glottocode
rund1242  
ital1282  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Kirundi and Italian Speaking population

Kirundi and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Kirundi vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Italian Language Codes

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

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