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Tulu vs Kirundi


Kirundi vs 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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

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   
Not available   

Bye
Barpe   
N’agasaga   

I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye   
Not available   

Excuse Me
Kshamisi   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu   
Rwanda-Rundi   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Jain   
Ha   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Girijan   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
153,000.00   
24

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
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
1.70 million   
99+
8.80 million   
99+

Native Name
Tulu   
íkiRǔndi   

Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa   
Not Available   

French Name
Not Available   
rundi   

German Name
Not Available   
Kirundi   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Tuluva   
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   

History

Origin
14   
1500   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Tulu   
Kirundi   

Language Position
Not Available   
86   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
rn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
run   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
run   

ISO 639 3
tcy   
run   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
tulu1258   
rund1242   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Tulu and Kirundi Language History

Comparison of Tulu vs Kirundi language history gives us differences between origin of Tulu and Kirundi language. History of Tulu language states that this language originated in 14 whereas history of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Tulu and Kirundi Language History.

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Tulu and Kirundi Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Tulu and Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tulu and Kirundi language. Tulu word for "Hello" is Namaskara or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Tulu Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Tulu vs Kirundi Difficulty

The Tulu vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tulu Alphabets and Kirundi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Tulu and Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tulu and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tulu is 44 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.

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