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Tulu and Kirundi


Kirundi and Tulu


Countries

Countries
India  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
India  
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
  • Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
  • Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original 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
Kannada Language  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
51  
30
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
5  
2

How Many Consonants
35  
25
19  
9

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Namaskara  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Mast Upakara.  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Yencha Ullar?  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
yedde rathre  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
yedde baiyya  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
yedde kaande  
Mwaramutse  

Please
Daya maltadu  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
Barpe  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
Kshamisi  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Jain  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Girijan  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
2.00  
99+
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.70 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Tulu  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
-  
rundi  

German Name
Tulu  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[ˈtulu]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Tuluva  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
14  
1500  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Tulu  
Kirundi  

Language Position
23  
21
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tulu  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tcy  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
tul  
run  

ISO 639 3
tcy  
run  

ISO 639 6
tcy  
run  

Glottocode
tulu1258  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Tulu and Kirundi Speaking population

Tulu and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tulu and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Tulu and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tulu language is 0.01 % 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 Tulu and Kirundi on Tulu vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tulu and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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