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Kirundi vs Albanian


Albanian vs Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Romanian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
19  
9
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
mirëmengjes  

Please
Ndagusavye  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
Me fal  

Bye
N’agasaga  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
3,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Shqip  

French Name
rundi  
albanais  

German Name
Kirundi  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Albanians  

History

Origin
1500  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
86  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
alb  

ISO 639 3
run  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
run  
sqi  

Glottocode
rund1242  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
No data available  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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Kirundi and Albanian Language History

Comparison of Kirundi vs Albanian language history gives us differences between origin of Kirundi and Albanian language. History of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500 whereas history of Albanian language states that this language originated in 1462 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Kirundi and Albanian Language History.

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Kirundi and Albanian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Kirundi and Albanian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kirundi and Albanian language. Kirundi word for "Hello" is Bwakeye or Albanian word for "Thank You" is Ju faleminderit. Find more of such common Kirundi Greetings and Albanian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Kirundi vs Albanian Difficulty

The Kirundi vs Albanian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kirundi Alphabets and Albanian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Kirundi and Albanian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kirundi and Albanian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kirundi is 36 weeks while to learn Albanian time required is 44 weeks.

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