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Kirundi and Yoruba


Yoruba and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Benin, Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Nigeria  

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  
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Yoruba Academy  

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.
  
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Owo and Itsekiri languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
19  
9
17  
7

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Ẹ n lẹ  

Thank You
Urakoze  
e dupe  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Bawo ni o se wa  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Kasun layọ o  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
ka a ale  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
e kaasan  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
e kaaro  

Please
Ndagusavye  
Jowo  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
binu  

Bye
N’agasaga  
bye  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
mo nifẹ rẹ  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
mo tọrọ gafara  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Itsekiri  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Ede  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Benin, Togo  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Ulukwumi  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
10,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
30.00 million  
36

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
30.00 million  
26

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
Yorùbá  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Yariba, Yooba  

French Name
rundi  
yoruba  

German Name
Kirundi  
Yoruba-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[jòɾùbá]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Yoruba people  

History

Origin
1500  
4 BC  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
-  
Kwa  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Yorùbá  

Language Position
86  
99+
49  
99+

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Yoruba Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
yo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
yor  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
yor  

ISO 639 3
run  
yor  

ISO 639 6
run  
yor  

Glottocode
rund1242  
yoru1245  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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

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Kirundi and Yoruba Speaking population

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

Kirundi and Yoruba Language Codes

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

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