Kurdish and Kirundi
Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
Burma
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Middle East
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- 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
Farsi Language
Kinyarwanda Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
Urakomeye?
Good Night
Şev xweş
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
Evare baş
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
Bayanit bash
Mwaramutse
Please
Bê zehmet
Ndagusavye
I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
Ndi waramutse
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
Ndasaba
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Ha
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Tanzania
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Shubi
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Tanzania
Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Kurdî, کوردی
Rundi, Urundi
German Name
Kurdisch
Kirundi
Pronunciation
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
[kɪˈrʊndi]
Ethnicity
Kurds
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Origin
16th century CE
1500
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kurdish
Kirundi
Signed Forms
Kurdish Sign Language
Kirundi Sign Language
Glottocode
kurd1259
rund1242
Linguasphere
58-AAA-a
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Kurdish and Kirundi Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Kurdish and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Kirundi Speaking population
Kurdish and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Kurdish and Kirundi on Kurdish vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Kirundi Language Codes
Kurdish and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.