Kirundi and Kurdish
Countries
Burma
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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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 vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Farsi Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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How Are You?
Urakomeye?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
Şev xweş
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
Bayanit bash
Please
Ndagusavye
Bê zehmet
Sorry
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Bibûre
I Love You
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Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
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Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Ha
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Shubi
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Eastern Iraq
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
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German Name
Kirundi
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Kurds
Origin
1500
16th century CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Indo-Iranian
Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Kirundi
Kurdish
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
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Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
rund1242
kurd1259
Linguasphere
No data available
58-AAA-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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All Kirundi and Kurdish 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 Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Kurdish Speaking population
Kirundi and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Kirundi vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Kurdish Language Codes
Kirundi and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.