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Kirundi vs Punjabi


Punjabi vs Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

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.
  
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
19  
9
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
Urakoze  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
Ndagusavye  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
N’agasaga  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
130,000,000.00  
3

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
30  
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
154.30 million  
12

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
1.44 %  
12

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
54.30 million  
17

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
rundi  
pendjabi  

German Name
Kirundi  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
1500  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
86  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
-  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
pan  

ISO 639 3
run  
pan  

ISO 639 6
run  
panj  

Glottocode
rund1242  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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Kirundi and Punjabi Language History

Comparison of Kirundi vs Punjabi language history gives us differences between origin of Kirundi and Punjabi language. History of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500 whereas history of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 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 Punjabi Language History.

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

Kirundi vs Punjabi Difficulty

The Kirundi vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kirundi Alphabets and Punjabi 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 Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kirundi and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kirundi is 36 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.

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