Maltese and Kirundi
Countries
European Union, Malta
Burma
National Language
Malta
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
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Interesting Facts
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
- 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
Western Arabic Dialects
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
Roman Languages
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Alphabets in
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How Are You?
Kif int?
Urakomeye?
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
Mwaramutse
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
Ndagusavye
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
Ndi waramutse
Dialect 1
Qormi
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Malta
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Where They Speak
Malta
Tanzania
Dialect 3
Not Present
Shubi
Where They Speak
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Tanzania
Native Name
Malti
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Malti
Rundi, Urundi
French Name
maltais
rundi
German Name
Maltesisch
Kirundi
Pronunciation
[mɔːltiːz]
[kɪˈrʊndi]
Ethnicity
Maltese
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maltese
Kirundi
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Kirundi Sign Language
Glottocode
malt1254
rund1242
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Maltese 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 Maltese and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Kirundi Speaking population
Maltese and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 % 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 Maltese and Kirundi on Maltese vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Kirundi Language Codes
Maltese and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.