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Kirundi vs Kirundi


Kirundi vs Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
Burundi, Gambia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Africa, Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • 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   
Kinyarwanda Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
19   
9
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
Bwakeye   

Thank You
Urakoze   
Urakoze   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
Urakomeye?   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
Ijoro ryiza   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
Mwiriwe   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
Mwiriwe   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
Mwaramutse   

Please
Ndagusavye   
Ndagusavye   

Sorry
Not available   
Not available   

Bye
N’agasaga   
N’agasaga   

I Love You
Not available   
Not available   

Excuse Me
Not available   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Rwanda-Rundi   

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

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Ha   
Ha   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
8.80 million   
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
íkiRǔndi   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Not Available   

French Name
rundi   
rundi   

German Name
Kirundi   
Kirundi   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   

History

Origin
1500   
1500   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Kirundi   

Language Position
86   
99+
86   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
rn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
run   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
run   

ISO 639 3
run   
run   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
rund1242   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Kirundi and Kirundi Language History

Comparison of Kirundi vs Kirundi language history gives us differences between origin of Kirundi and Kirundi language. History of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500 whereas history of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500. 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 Kirundi Language History.

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Kirundi and Kirundi Greetings

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Kirundi vs Kirundi Difficulty

The Kirundi vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kirundi Alphabets and Kirundi 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 Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kirundi and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kirundi is Not Available while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.

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