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Kirundi and Sundanese


Sundanese and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
West Java  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Indonesia  

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
-  
-  

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 Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Madurese and Malay Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin, Sundanese  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
40 weeks  
15

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Halo  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Nuhun  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Kumaha kabarna?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
Ndagusavye  
Mangga  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
Hapunten  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Western dialect  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Banten  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
40,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 2
Ha  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Bogor  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Bandung  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.57 %  
29

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
39.00 million  
22

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
Basa Sunda  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Priangan, Sunda  

French Name
rundi  
soundanais  

German Name
Kirundi  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
1500  
5th century AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Sundanese  

Language Position
86  
99+
42  
39

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Sundanese Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
sun  

ISO 639 3
run  
sun  

ISO 639 6
run  
sun  

Glottocode
rund1242  
sund1251  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kirundi and Sundanese Speaking population

Kirundi and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. 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 Sundanese on Kirundi vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Sundanese Language Codes

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

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