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Kirundi Language



Countries

Countries
Burma

Total No. Of Countries
1 14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia

Minority Language
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.

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language

Derived From
-

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Alphabets
21 3

Phonology

How Many Vowels
5 2

How Many Consonants
19 9

Scripts
Latin

Writing Direction
-

Hard to Learn

Language Levels
6 5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks 13

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye

Thank You
Urakoze

How Are You?
Urakomeye?

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza

Good Evening
Mwiriwe

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe

Good Morning
Mwaramutse

Please
Ndagusavye

Sorry
Ndasubiza

Bye
N’agasaga

I Love You
Ndi waramutse

Excuse Me
Ndasaba

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00 29

Dialect 2
Ha

Where They Speak
Tanzania

How Many People Speak
990,000.00 65

Dialect 3
Shubi

Where They Speak
Tanzania

How Many People Speak
153,000.00 62

Total No. Of Dialects
6 6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million 59

Speaking Population
0.13 % 54

Native Speakers
8.80 million 49

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million 38

Native Name
íkiRǔndi

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi

French Name
rundi

German Name
Kirundi

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa

History

Origin
1500

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family

Subgroup
-

Branch
-

Language Forms

Early Forms
No early forms

Standard Forms
Kirundi

Language Position
86 67

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language

Scope
-

Code

ISO 639 1
rn

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T
run

ISO 639 2/B
run

ISO 639 3
run

ISO 639 6
run

Glottocode
rund1242

Linguasphere
No data available

Types of Language

Language Type
-

Language Linguistic Typology
-

Language Morphological Typology
-

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Origin of Kirundi language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Kirundi language is one of the Most Difficult Languages. The origin of Kirundi language states that it was put to use in 1500. The history of Kirundi language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Kirundi Language History. Kirundi has no early forms. Kirundi is the standard form of Kirundi language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Kirundi Language.

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Kirundi population

Kirundi population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Kirundi language. Kirundi language is spoken by 8.80 million people in the world. Most of the Kirundi population lies in the Kirundi Speaking Countries. Kirundi language is spoken as first language by 8.80 million people and as second language by about 12.00 million people. Get to know Kirundi speaking population in detail.

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Kirundi writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Kirundi writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Kirundi language. Some languages share common writing systems. Latin script is used by Kirundi language. Learn more about . 

Information about Kirundi language

Check out all the information about Kirundi language here. You may find it interesting to learn Kirundi Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Kirundi Speaking Countries, Kirundi speaking continents and Kirundi Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Kirundi countries knowing common Kirundi Greetings will help you in communicating with Kirundi people.

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