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Kirundi and Maltese


Maltese and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
European Union, Malta  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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
-  
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
-  
Roman Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
19  
9
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Ħello  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Grazzi  

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  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
Skużani!  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Ċaw  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Inħobbok ħafna  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Skużi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Qormi  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
520,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Żejtun  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Malta  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Not Present  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
-  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.02 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
0.52 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
0.50 million  
99+

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  

History

Origin
1500  
c. 1470  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
North Abric  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Maltese  

Language Position
86  
99+
25  
23

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Maltese Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
mt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
mlt  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
mlt  

ISO 639 3
run  
mlt  

ISO 639 6
run  
mlt  

Glottocode
rund1242  
malt1254  

Linguasphere
No data available  
12-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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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.

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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.

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