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Kirundi and Kazakh


Kazakh and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
China, Kazakhstan, Russia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Gambia, Kazakhstan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Afganistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan  

Regulated By
-  
Kazakh language agency  

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.
  
  • The Kazakh language can be written using a variety of scripts.
  • Kazakh Language contains many words from Russian, Arabic, Mongol, Persian and other Turkic languages.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Turkish and Uzbek Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
17  
7

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Cyrillic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Сәлеметсіз бе (Sälemetsiz be)  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Рақмет сізге (Raqmet sizge)  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?)  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
қайырлы түн (qayırlı tün)  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
қайырлы кеш (qayırlı keş)  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
қайырлы күн (qayırlı kün)  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
қайырлы таң (qayırlı tañ)  

Please
Ndagusavye  
өтінемін (ötinemin)  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
кешіріңіз (keşiriñiz)  

Bye
N’agasaga  
bye  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Мен сені жақсы көремін (Men seni jaqsı köremin)  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Кешіріңіз! (Keşiriñiz!)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Northeastern Kazakh  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Kazakhstan  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
18,000,000.00  
31

Dialect 2
Ha  
Southern Kazakh  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Kazakhstan  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
18,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Western Kazakh  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Kazakhstan  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
18,000,000.00  
25

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
Қазақ тілі / Qazaq tili / قازاق ٴتىلى  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Kaisak, Kazak, Kosach, Qazaq  

French Name
rundi  
kazakh  

German Name
Kirundi  
Kasachisch  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[qɑˈzɑq tɘˈlɘ]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Kazahks  

History

Origin
1500  
17th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Turkic  

Branch
-  
Northwestern (Kipchak)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Kazakh  

Language Position
86  
99+
93  
99+

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Kazakh Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
kk  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
kaz  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
kaz  

ISO 639 3
run  
kaz  

ISO 639 6
run  
kaz  

Glottocode
rund1242  
kaza1248  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Kirundi and Kazakh Speaking population

Kirundi and Kazakh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Kazakh languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Kazakh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kazakh language is 0.17 %. 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 Kazakh on Kirundi vs Kazakh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Kazakh Language Codes

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

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