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Amharic and Kirundi


Kirundi and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Ethiopia   
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
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Kinyarwanda Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200   
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
33   
15
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
31   
21
19   
9

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Selam   
Bwakeye   

Thank You
amesege'nallo'   
Urakoze   

How Are You?
Dehina newot?   
Urakomeye?   

Good Night
Dehna dur   
Ijoro ryiza   

Good Evening
melkam meshe't   
Mwiriwe   

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu   
Mwiriwe   

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru   
Mwaramutse   

Please
i'bakwon   
Ndagusavye   

Sorry
aznallehu   
Not available   

Bye
tschao   
N’agasaga   

I Love You
afekirishalehu   
Not available   

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Rwanda-Rundi   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   

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

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
Ha   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Showa   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
8.80 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
Not Available   

Native Name
Not Available   
íkiRǔndi   

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   
Not Available   

French Name
amharique   
rundi   

German Name
Amharisch   
Kirundi   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   

History

Origin
13th century   
1500   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Not Available   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Amharic   
Kirundi   

Language Position
55   
40
86   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
am   
rn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh   
run   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
run   

ISO 639 3
amh   
run   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
amha1245   
rund1242   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Amharic and Kirundi Speaking population

Amharic and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % 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 Amharic and Kirundi on Amharic vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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