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Kirundi and Telugu


Telugu and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Andra Pradesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Karnataka  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  

Regulated By
-  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  

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.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Tamil  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
60  
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
19  
16

How Many Consonants
19  
9
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Telugu Script  

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  
హలో (Halō)  

Thank You
Urakoze  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  

Please
Ndagusavye  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  

Bye
N’agasaga  
బై (Bai)  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Waddar  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
26,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Manna-Dora  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
30,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
38  
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
80.00 million  
20

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
1.15 %  
16

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
తెలుగు (telugu)  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  

French Name
rundi  
télougou  

German Name
Kirundi  
Telugu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[ˈteluɡu]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Telugu people  

History

Origin
1500  
c. 575  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Early Telugu epigraphy  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Telugu  

Language Position
86  
99+
15  
14

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Signed Telugu  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
te  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
tel  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
tel  

ISO 639 3
run  
tel  

ISO 639 6
run  
tel  

Glottocode
rund1242  
telu1262  

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

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Kirundi and Telugu Speaking population

Kirundi and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. 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 Telugu on Kirundi vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Telugu Language Codes

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

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