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Sundanese and Kirundi


Kirundi and Sundanese


Countries

Countries
West Java  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Indonesia  
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  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
  • 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
Madurese and Malay Languages  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
19  
9

Scripts
Latin, Sundanese  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
40 weeks  
15
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Nuhun  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
Wilujeng kulem  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing  
Mwaramutse  

Please
Mangga  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
Hapunten  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
Wilujeng angkat  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
Punten  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western dialect  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Banten  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
18
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Northern dialect  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Bogor  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
16
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Priangan dialect  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Bandung  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
15
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
39.00 million  
32
8.80 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.57 %  
29
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
39.00 million  
22
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Basa Sunda  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
soundanais  
rundi  

German Name
Sundanesisch  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
5th century AD  
1500  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Sundanese  
Kirundi  

Language Position
42  
39
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Sundanese Sign Language  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
su  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sun  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
sun  
run  

ISO 639 3
sun  
run  

ISO 639 6
sun  
run  

Glottocode
sund1251  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Sundanese 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 Sundanese and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Sundanese and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sundanese are spoken in different Sundanese Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sundanese vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect, Northern dialect. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sundanese and Kirundi Speaking population

Sundanese and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese 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 Sundanese and Kirundi on Sundanese vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sundanese and Kirundi Language Codes

Sundanese and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sundanese and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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