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Quechua vs Kirundi


Kirundi vs Quechua


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru  
Burundi, Gambia  

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

Speaking Continents
South America  
Africa, Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  
  • 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
Aymara and Guarani Languages  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
26  
16
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Rimaykullayki  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Solpayki  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Allillanchu  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
Allin tuta  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
Wuynas nuchis  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
Wuynas tardis  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
Wuynus diyas  
Mwaramutse  

Please
jamuspa  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
Pampachaykuway  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
bye  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
Kuyayki  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
Pampachaway  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ancash  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Peru  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

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

Dialect 2
Huánuco  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Peru  
Tanzania  

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

Dialect 3
Yaru  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Peru  
Tanzania  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.90 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Qhichwa  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
North La Paz Quechua  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
quechua  
rundi  

German Name
Quechua-Sprache  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[ˈketʃwa]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Quechua  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
16th Century  
1500  

Language Family
Quechumaran Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Andean Equatorial  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Quechua  
Kirundi  

Language Position
23  
21
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Quechua  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
qu  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
que  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
que  
run  

ISO 639 3
que  
run  

ISO 639 6
que  
run  

Glottocode
quec1387  
rund1242  

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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Quechua and Kirundi Language History

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

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

Quechua vs Kirundi Difficulty

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

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