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Kirundi and Tulu


Tulu and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
India  

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.
  
  • Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
  • Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Kannada Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
16  
13

How Many Consonants
19  
9
35  
25

Scripts
Latin  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Namaskara  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Mast Upakara.  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Yencha Ullar?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
yedde rathre  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
yedde baiyya  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
yedde madhyana  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
yedde kaande  

Please
Ndagusavye  
Daya maltadu  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
Yenna thapu aandu  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Barpe  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Kshamisi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Brahmin tulu  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
2,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Jain  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Girijan  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
2.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
1.70 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
1.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
Tulu  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa  

French Name
rundi  
-  

German Name
Kirundi  
Tulu  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[ˈtulu]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Tuluva  

History

Origin
1500  
14  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Tulu  

Language Position
86  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Signed Tulu  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
tcy  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
tul  

ISO 639 3
run  
tcy  

ISO 639 6
run  
tcy  

Glottocode
rund1242  
tulu1258  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kirundi and Tulu Speaking population

Kirundi and Tulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Tulu languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Tulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tulu language is 0.01 %. 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 Tulu on Kirundi vs Tulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Tulu Language Codes

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

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