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Kirundi and Sindhi


Sindhi and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
India, Pakistan, Sindh  

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority  

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.
  
  • The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Gujarati  

Derived From
-  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
64  
37

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
19  
9
42  
31

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Devanagari  

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  
Assalam O Alaikum  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Meharbani  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Kehra haal aahin  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
tava kia aayo  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Sham Jo Salam  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Assalam o Alaikum  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Subho Bakhair  

Please
Ndagusavye  
Mehrbani  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
Moon khe afsos aahe  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Allah Wahi  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Man tokhe prem karyan ti  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Maaf Kajo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Siraiki  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Upper Sindh  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
25,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 2
Ha  
Vicholi  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Central Sindh  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
25,000,000.00  
23

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Lari  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Lower Sindh  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
25.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
29.00 million  
37

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.39 %  
36

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
25.00 million  
27

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
سنڌي  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Sindhi  

French Name
rundi  
sindhi  

German Name
Kirundi  
Sindhi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[sɪndi]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Sindhi people  

History

Origin
1500  
711 A.D  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Sindhi and Middle Sindhi  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Sindhi  

Language Position
86  
99+
50  
99+

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Signed Sindhi  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
sd  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
snd  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
snd  

ISO 639 3
run  
snd  

ISO 639 6
run  
snd  

Glottocode
rund1242  
sind1272  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kirundi and Sindhi Speaking population

Kirundi and Sindhi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Sindhi languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Sindhi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 %. 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 Sindhi on Kirundi vs Sindhi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Sindhi Language Codes

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

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