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Kirundi and Japanese


Japanese and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Japan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Japan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia, Pacific  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Palau  

Regulated By
-  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  

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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Korean Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
99  
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
14  
4

Scripts
Latin  
Kana  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  

Thank You
Urakoze  
ありがとう (Arigatō)  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
おはよう (Ohayō)  

Please
Ndagusavye  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  

Bye
N’agasaga  
さようなら (Sayōnara)  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
すみません (Sumimasen)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Sanuki  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Kagawa  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
1,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Hakata  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Fukuoka  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
127,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Kansai  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
kansai  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
127,000,000.00  
4

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
31  
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
128.00 million  
14

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
1.90 %  
10

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
128.00 million  
9

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
日本語  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Nihongo  

French Name
rundi  
japonais  

German Name
Kirundi  
Japanisch  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Japanese (Yamato)  

History

Origin
1500  
1185  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Japonic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Japanese  

Language Position
86  
99+
8  
8

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Signed Japanese  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
ja  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
jpn  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
jpn  

ISO 639 3
run  
jpn  

ISO 639 6
run  
jpn  

Glottocode
rund1242  
nucl1643  

Linguasphere
No data available  
45-CAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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

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Kirundi and Japanese Speaking population

Kirundi and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Kirundi vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Japanese Language Codes

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

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