Kirundi and Swahili
Countries
Burma
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Regulated By
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Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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How Are You?
Urakomeye?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
Habari za asubuhi
Please
Ndagusavye
tafadhali
I Love You
Ndi waramutse
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Ndasaba
Samahani
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Zanzibar island
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Kilwa
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
Kiswahili
Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
rundi
swahili
German Name
Kirundi
Swahili
Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]
[swaˈhili]
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Swahili people or Waswahili
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Swahili
Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language
Swahili Sign Language
Scope
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Individual, Macrolanguage
Glottocode
rund1242
swah1254
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-m
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Kirundi and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Swahili Speaking population
Kirundi and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 %. 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 Swahili on Kirundi vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Swahili Language Codes
Kirundi and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.