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Kirundi and Navajo


Navajo and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
United States of America  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
United States of America  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
North America  

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.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Apache Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
19  
9
34  
24

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Yá'át'ééh  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Ahéhee'  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Yá'át'ééh  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Yá'át'ééh abíní  

Please
Ndagusavye  
T'aa shoodi  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
Nízhdził  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Hágoónee’  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Ayóó ánííníshí  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Shoohá  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Navajo1  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Arizona  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Navajo2  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
New Mexico  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Navajo3  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Utah  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
120,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
1.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
0.17 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Navaho  

French Name
rundi  
navaho  

German Name
Kirundi  
Navajo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[ˈnævəhoʊ]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Navajo people  

History

Origin
1500  
1500 CE  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Dené–Yeniseian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Athapascan  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Navajo  

Language Position
86  
99+
29  
27

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Navajo Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
nv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
nav  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
nav  

ISO 639 3
run  
nav  

ISO 639 6
run  
nav  

Glottocode
rund1242  
nava1243  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  

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All Kirundi and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kirundi and Navajo Speaking population

Kirundi and Navajo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Navajo languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Navajo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Navajo language is 0.05 %. 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 Navajo on Kirundi vs Navajo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Navajo Language Codes

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

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