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Telugu and Kirundi


Kirundi and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
Burundi, Gambia  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
  • 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
Tamil  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
19  
9

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
Mwaramutse  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
8.80 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
16
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
télougou  
rundi  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
c. 575  
1500  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Kirundi  

Language Position
15  
14
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Telugu  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
run  

ISO 639 3
tel  
run  

ISO 639 6
tel  
run  

Glottocode
telu1262  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Telugu and Kirundi Speaking population

Telugu and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % 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 Telugu and Kirundi on Telugu vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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