Santali and Kirundi
National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
- Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
- 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
Munda Language
Kinyarwanda Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Adi Johar
Urakoze
How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?
Urakomeye?
Good Night
Boge Ninda
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
Boge Ayup’
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
संध्यायान
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
Boge Setak’
Mwaramutse
Please
দয়া করে
Ndagusavye
I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ
Ndi waramutse
Dialect 1
Mahali
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
India
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Where They Speak
-
Tanzania
Dialect 3
Not present
Shubi
Where They Speak
-
Tanzania
Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
Rundi, Urundi
German Name
Santali
Kirundi
Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]
[kɪˈrʊndi]
Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Santali
Kirundi
Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language
Kirundi Sign Language
ISO 639 1
No data available
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Glottocode
sant1410
rund1242
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Santali 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 Santali and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Santali and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Santali are spoken in different Santali Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Santali vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Santali dialects include: Mahali Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Santali and Kirundi Speaking population
Santali and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali 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 Santali and Kirundi on Santali vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Santali and Kirundi Language Codes
Santali and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Santali and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.