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Kirundi and Luri


Luri and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Iran  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Iran  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
-  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Antartica  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
-  

Regulated By
-  
-  

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.
  
Luri language is spoken mainly in western and southwestern Iran.  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Persian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
45  
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
40  
29

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
25 weeks  
7

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
hello  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Thank you  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
how are you  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Good night  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Good evening  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Good afternoon  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Good morning  

Please
Ndagusavye  
Please  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
sorry  

Bye
N’agasaga  
bye  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
i love you  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
excuse me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Feyli lurish  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Eastern Iraq, Western Iran  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Bakhtiari  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Iran  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Laki  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Iran  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
1,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
0.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
89.00 million  
10

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
nanme  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Lori, Luri, Luristani  

French Name
rundi  
louri  

German Name
Kirundi  
-  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[ˈoɽia]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Lurs  

History

Origin
1500  
19 BC  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
gd  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
gd  

Language Position
86  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
-  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
12  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
lrc  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
lrc  

ISO 639 3
run  
12  

ISO 639 6
run  
lrc  

Glottocode
rund1242  
12  

Linguasphere
No data available  
12  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kirundi and Luri Speaking population

Kirundi and Luri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Luri languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Luri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Luri language is 0.00 %. 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 Luri on Kirundi vs Luri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Luri Language Codes

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

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