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Kirundi and Meithei


Meithei and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

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.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
19  
9
15  
5

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
Ndagusavye  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
Saobiganu  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
rundi  
Meithei  

German Name
Kirundi  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
1500  
1700  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
86  
99+
38  
35

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
-  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
mni  

ISO 639 3
run  
mni  

ISO 639 6
run  
mni  

Glottocode
rund1242  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kirundi and Meithei Speaking population

Kirundi and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 %. 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 Meithei on Kirundi vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Meithei Language Codes

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

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