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Kirundi and Malagasy


Malagasy and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
Madagascar   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
19   
9
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
Salama!   

Thank You
Urakoze   
Misaotra   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
Manao ahoana!   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
Alina tsara   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
Maraina tsara   

Please
Ndagusavye   
azafady   

Sorry
Not available   
Miala tsiny   

Bye
N’agasaga   
Veloma!   

I Love You
Not available   
Tiako ianao.   

Excuse Me
Not available   
Azafady   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Eastern Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
Merina   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Ha   
Western Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Sakalava   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
1,200,000.00   
24

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Not Available   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.28 %   
40

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
18.00 million   
38

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
Fiteny Malagasy   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Malagasy Sign Language   

French Name
rundi   
malgache   

German Name
Kirundi   
Malagassi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Malagasy people   

History

Origin
1500   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Austronesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
standard Malagasy   

Language Position
86   
99+
84   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
mg   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
mlg   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
mlg   

ISO 639 3
run   
mlg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
mala1537   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Object-Subject   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Kirundi and Malagasy Speaking population

Kirundi and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Kirundi vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Malagasy Language Codes

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

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