Countries
Burma
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
North Korea, South Korea
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
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The National Institute of the Korean Language
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.
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Chinese and Japanese languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Bwakeye
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Thank You
Urakoze
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Please
Ndagusavye
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Sorry
Ndasubiza
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Bye
N’agasaga
안녕 (annyeong)
I Love You
Ndi waramutse
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Excuse Me
Ndasaba
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Jeju
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
South Korea
Where They Speak
Tanzania
South Korea
Where They Speak
Tanzania
China, North Korea
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
한국어 (조선말)
Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
German Name
Kirundi
Koreanisch
Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]
[hangukmal]
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Koreans
Origin
1500
Before 1st century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Koreanic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language
Korean Sign Language
Glottocode
rund1242
kore1280
Linguasphere
No data available
45-AAA
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Kirundi and Korean 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 Korean dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Korean language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Korean Dialects are spoken in different Korean speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Korean Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Korean dialects include: Jeju , Gyeongsang. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Korean Speaking population
Kirundi and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 %. 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 Korean on Kirundi vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Korean Language Codes
Kirundi and Korean language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Korean Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.