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Kirundi and Persian


Persian and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  

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.
  
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Pashto and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
-  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
19  
9
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
سلام  

Thank You
Urakoze  
متشکرم  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
چطور هستید?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
شب بخیر  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
عصر بخیر  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
بعد از ظهر بخیر  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
صبح به خیر  

Please
Ndagusavye  
لطفا  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
متاسف  

Bye
N’agasaga  
خدا حافظ  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
من شما را دوست دارم  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
ببخشيد!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Western Persian  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Iran, Iraq  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
47,000,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Ha  
Dari Persian  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Afganistan  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
12,500,000.00  
33

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Tajik Persian  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
7,900,000.00  
32

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
65.00 million  
26

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.99 %  
21

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
65.00 million  
17

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
110.00 million  
7

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
فارسی  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  

French Name
rundi  
persan  

German Name
Kirundi  
Persisch  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Persian people  

History

Origin
1500  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Persian and Middle Persian  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Persian  

Language Position
86  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Persian Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
fa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
fas  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
per  

ISO 639 3
run  
pes  

ISO 639 6
run  
pers  

Glottocode
rund1242  
fars1254  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-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 Persian 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 Persian dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Persian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Persian Dialects are spoken in different Persian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Persian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Persian dialects include: Western Persian , Dari Persian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kirundi and Persian Speaking population

Kirundi and Persian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Persian languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Persian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 %. 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 Persian on Kirundi vs Persian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Persian Language Codes

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

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