Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Burma
National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
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Interesting Facts
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
- 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
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)
Bwakeye
Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)
Urakoze
How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Urakomeye?
Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Mwaramutse
Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
Ndagusavye
Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
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I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
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Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
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Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Israel, kerala
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
India
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam
Shubi
Where They Speak
France, kerala
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
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French Name
malayalam
rundi
German Name
Malayalam
Kirundi
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Malayali
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early form
No early forms
Standard Forms
Malayalam
Kirundi
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mala1464
rund1242
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Malayalam 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 Malayalam and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malayalam and Kirundi Speaking population
Malayalam and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % 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 Malayalam and Kirundi on Malayalam vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malayalam and Kirundi Language Codes
Malayalam and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malayalam and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.