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Abkhaz and Kirundi


Kirundi and Abkhaz


Countries

Countries
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Abkhazia   
Burundi, Gambia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
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
  • Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
  • Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
  
  • 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
Adyghe language, Abaza language   
Kinyarwanda Language   

Derived From
Caucasian languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
62   
36
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
2   
1
5   
2

How Many Consonants
60   
36
19   
9

Scripts
Cyrillic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Time Taken to Learn
27 weeks   
8
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)   
Bwakeye   

Thank You
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)   
Urakoze   

How Are You?
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)   
Urakomeye?   

Good Night
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)   
Ijoro ryiza   

Good Evening
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)   
Mwiriwe   

Good Afternoon
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)   
Mwiriwe   

Good Morning
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)   
Mwaramutse   

Please
Not Available   
Ndagusavye   

Sorry
Not Available   
Not available   

Bye
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)   
N’agasaga   

I Love You
Not available   
Not available   

Excuse Me
Not available   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bzyb   
Rwanda-Rundi   

Where They Speak
Abkhazia   
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   

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

Dialect 2
Abzhywa   
Ha   

Where They Speak
Caucasus   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Sadz   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
Turkey   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
0.13 million   
99+
8.80 million   
99+

Native Name
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)   
íkiRǔndi   

Alternative Names
Abxazo, Abkhazian   
Not Available   

French Name
abkhaze   
rundi   

German Name
Abchasisch   
Kirundi   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Abkhaz people   
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   

History

Origin
c. 1650   
1500   

Language Family
Northwest Caucasian   
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
Abkhaz   
Kirundi   

Language Position
Not Available   
86   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ab   
rn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
abk   
run   

ISO 639 2/B
abk   
run   

ISO 639 3
abk   
run   

ISO 639 6
abks   
Not Available   

Glottocode
abkh1244   
rund1242   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Not Available   

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

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Abkhaz and Kirundi Speaking population

Abkhaz and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Abkhaz and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Abkhaz and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is Not Available 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 Abkhaz and Kirundi on Abkhaz vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Abkhaz and Kirundi Language Codes

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