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Kirundi and Latvian


Latvian and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
European Union, Latvia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Latvia  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Europe  

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

Regulated By
-  
Latvian State Language Center  

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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Lithuanian Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
19  
9
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Sveiki  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Paldies  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Kā jums klājas?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Ar labunakti  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Labvakar  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Labdien  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Labrīt  

Please
Ndagusavye  
lūdzu  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
Piedodiet!  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Uz redzēšanos  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Es tevi mīlu  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Piedodiet!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Livonian  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Latvia  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Middle Latvian  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Latvia  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
2,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
High Latvian  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
France, Latvia  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
1.75 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
latviešu valoda  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Lettish  

French Name
rundi  
letton  

German Name
Kirundi  
Lettisch  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[ˈlætviən]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Latvians or Letts  

History

Origin
1500  
1530  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Baltic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Latvian  

Language Position
86  
99+
9  
9

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Latvian Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
lv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
lav  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
lav  

ISO 639 3
run  
lav  

ISO 639 6
run  
lav  

Glottocode
rund1242  
latv1249  

Linguasphere
No data available  
54-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Kirundi and Latvian Language Codes

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