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Kirundi vs Quechua


Quechua vs Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
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.
  
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Aymara and Guarani Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
26  
16

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Rimaykullayki  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Solpayki  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Allillanchu  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Allin tuta  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Wuynas nuchis  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Wuynas tardis  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Wuynus diyas  

Please
Ndagusavye  
jamuspa  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
Pampachaykuway  

Bye
N’agasaga  
bye  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Kuyayki  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Pampachaway  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Ancash  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
920,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Huánuco  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
190,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Yaru  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
10  
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
8.90 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
Qhichwa  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
North La Paz Quechua  

French Name
rundi  
quechua  

German Name
Kirundi  
Quechua-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[ˈketʃwa]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Quechua  

History

Origin
1500  
16th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Quechumaran Family  

Subgroup
-  
Andean Equatorial  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Quechua  

Language Position
86  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Signed Quechua  

Scope
-  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
qu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
que  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
que  

ISO 639 3
run  
que  

ISO 639 6
run  
que  

Glottocode
rund1242  
quec1387  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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Kirundi and Quechua Language History

Comparison of Kirundi vs Quechua language history gives us differences between origin of Kirundi and Quechua language. History of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500 whereas history of Quechua language states that this language originated in 16th 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 Quechua Language History.

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

Kirundi vs Quechua Difficulty

The Kirundi vs Quechua difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kirundi Alphabets and Quechua 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 Quechua are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kirundi and Quechua, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kirundi is 36 weeks while to learn Quechua time required is 44 weeks.

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