Kirundi and Maltese
Countries
Burma
European Union, Malta
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Malta
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
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
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National Council for the Maltese Language
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.
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
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Roman Languages
Alphabets in
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How Are You?
Urakomeye?
Kif int?
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
Ndagusavye
Jekk jogħġbok
I Love You
Ndi waramutse
Inħobbok ħafna
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Qormi
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Malta
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Malta
Dialect 3
Shubi
Not Present
Where They Speak
Tanzania
-
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
Malti
Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi
Malti
French Name
rundi
maltais
German Name
Kirundi
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]
[mɔːltiːz]
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Maltese
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Maltese
Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language
Maltese Sign Language
Glottocode
rund1242
malt1254
Linguasphere
No data available
12-AAC-c
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Synthetic
All Kirundi and Maltese 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 Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Maltese Speaking population
Kirundi and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 %. 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 Maltese on Kirundi vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Maltese Language Codes
Kirundi and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.