Kirundi and Shona
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Alphabets in
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Thank You
Urakoze
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
Masikati
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
Mangwanani
Please
Ndagusavye
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Ndasubiza
Ndineurombo
I Love You
Ndi waramutse
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Ndasaba
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Zimbabwe
Where They Speak
Tanzania
southern Zimbabwe
Where They Speak
Tanzania
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
chiShona
Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Kirundi
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Shona people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language
Signed Shona
Glottocode
rund1242
core1255
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-a
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Kirundi and Shona 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 Shona dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Shona Speaking population
Kirundi and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Kirundi vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Shona Language Codes
Kirundi and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.