Kirundi and Japanese
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
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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
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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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
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ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
N’agasaga
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
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愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
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すみません (Sumimasen)
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Sanuki
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Kagawa
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Fukuoka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Tanzania
kansai
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Alternative Names
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French Name
rundi
japonais
German Name
Kirundi
Japanisch
Pronunciation
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/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Japanese
Signed Forms
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Signed Japanese
Scope
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Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
rund1242
nucl1643
Linguasphere
No data available
45-CAA-a
Language Type
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Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative, Synthetic
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.
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.