Yoruba and Kirundi
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Burma
National Language
Nigeria
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
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Interesting Facts
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal 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
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Kinyarwanda Language
Alphabets in
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How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Urakomeye?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
ka a ale
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
e kaaro
Mwaramutse
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Ndi waramutse
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Ndasaba
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Tanzania
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Tanzania
Native Name
Yorùbá
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Rundi, Urundi
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Kirundi
Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]
[kɪˈrʊndi]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Kirundi
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Kirundi Sign Language
Glottocode
yoru1245
rund1242
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Kirundi Speaking population
Yoruba and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % 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 Yoruba and Kirundi on Yoruba vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Kirundi Language Codes
Yoruba and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.