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Kirundi vs Urdu


Urdu vs Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
Pakistan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Asia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India   

Regulated By
Not Available   
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan   

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.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Arabic and Hindi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Ghaznavid Persian Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
10   
7

How Many Consonants
19   
9
40   
29

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
خوش آمديد   

Thank You
Urakoze   
آپ کا شکریہ   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
آپ کیسے ہیں؟   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
گڈ نائٹ   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
سلام علیکم   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
گڈ آفٹر نون   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
گڈ مارننگ   

Please
Ndagusavye   
براہ مہربانی   

Sorry
Not available   
معاف کرنا   

Bye
N’agasaga   
الوداع   

I Love You
Not available   
مجھے تم سے محبت   

Excuse Me
Not available   
معاف کیجئے گا   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Dakhini   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
India   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
11,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 2
Ha   
Hyderabadi Urdu   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
India   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Rekhta   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
South Asia   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million   
99+
104.00 million   
15

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.99 %   
20

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
61.00 million   
19

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
43.00 million   
14

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
اُردُو   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Bihari   

French Name
rundi   
ourdou   

German Name
Kirundi   
Urdu   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈʊrd̪u]   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1500   
12th Century CE   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Modern Standard Urdu   

Language Position
86   
99+
20   
18

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Urdu   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
ur   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
urd   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
urd   

ISO 639 3
run   
urd   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
urdu1245   

Linguasphere
No data available   
59-AAF-q   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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Kirundi and Urdu Language History

Comparison of Kirundi vs Urdu language history gives us differences between origin of Kirundi and Urdu language. History of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500 whereas history of Urdu language states that this language originated in 12th Century CE. 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 Urdu Language History.

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

Kirundi vs Urdu Difficulty

The Kirundi vs Urdu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kirundi Alphabets and Urdu 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 Urdu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kirundi and Urdu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kirundi is Not Available while to learn Urdu time required is 44 weeks.

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