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Kirundi and Tamil


Tamil and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  

Regulated By
-  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

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.
  
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
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Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Malayalam  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
19  
9
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Tamil  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
Urakoze  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
Ndagusavye  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
N’agasaga  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Ha  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
rundi  
tamoul  

German Name
Kirundi  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
1500  
300 BC  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
86  
99+
18  
16

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
tam  

ISO 639 3
run  
tam  

ISO 639 6
run  
tam  

Glottocode
rund1242  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
No data available  
tami1289  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kirundi and Tamil Speaking population

Kirundi and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Kirundi vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Tamil Language Codes

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

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