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Kirundi and Maithili


Maithili and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
India, Nepal  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
India, Nepal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Nepal  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
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.
  
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Bhojpuri Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
19  
9
22  
12

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
pranam  

Thank You
Urakoze  
dhanyabad  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Aahan kehan chhi ?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Śubharātri  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
shubh sandhya  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
dopahar ke bad namaskar  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Suprabhaat  

Please
Ndagusavye  
kripaya  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
maf karai  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Alavidā  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
kripaya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Tharuwat  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Nepal  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
35,000,000.00  
21

Dialect 2
Ha  
Madhubani  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
North India  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Khortha  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Deoghar, France  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
17

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
32.00 million  
35

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.41 %  
35

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
27.00 million  
30

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
2.80 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  

French Name
rundi  
maithili  

German Name
Kirundi  
Maithili  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[ˈmaitʰili]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Maithil  

History

Origin
1500  
14th century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Standard Maithili  

Language Position
86  
99+
40  
37

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Maithili Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
mai  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
mai  

ISO 639 3
run  
mai  

ISO 639 6
run  
mai  

Glottocode
rund1242  
mait1250  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kirundi and Maithili Speaking population

Kirundi and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Kirundi vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Maithili Language Codes

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

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