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Kirundi vs Marathi


Marathi vs Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Israel, Mauritius  

Regulated By
-  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Konkani Language  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
16  
13

How Many Consonants
19  
9
36  
26

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  

Thank You
Urakoze  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  

Please
Ndagusavye  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  

Bye
N’agasaga  
बाय (Bāya)  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Maharashtrian Konkani  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Kokan  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Varhadi  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Vidarbha  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Khandeshi  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Khandesh  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
42  
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
71.00 million  
25

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
1.10 %  
19

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
68.00 million  
16

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
मराठी (marāṭhī)  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  

French Name
rundi  
marathe  

German Name
Kirundi  
Marathi  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Marathi people  

History

Origin
1500  
10th century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Maharashtri Prakrit  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Marathi  

Language Position
86  
99+
17  
15

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
mr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
mar  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
mar  

ISO 639 3
run  
mar  

ISO 639 6
run  
mar  

Glottocode
rund1242  
mara1378  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omr  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Kirundi and Marathi Language History

Comparison of Kirundi vs Marathi language history gives us differences between origin of Kirundi and Marathi language. History of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500 whereas history of Marathi language states that this language originated in 10th century. 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 Marathi Language History.

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Kirundi and Marathi 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 Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kirundi and Marathi language. Kirundi word for "Hello" is Bwakeye or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Kirundi Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Kirundi vs Marathi Difficulty

The Kirundi vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kirundi Alphabets and Marathi 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 Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kirundi and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kirundi is 36 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.

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