Somali and Kirundi
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Burma
National Language
Somalia
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
- 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
Afar and Oromo Language
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
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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Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Urakoze
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Urakomeye?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
Evening Good
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Mwaramutse
Sorry
sorry
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I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
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Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
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Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Shubi
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
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German Name
Somali
Kirundi
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Somalis
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Kirundi
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
soma1255
rund1242
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Somali 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 Somali and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Kirundi Speaking population
Somali and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available 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 Somali and Kirundi on Somali vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Kirundi Language Codes
Somali and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.