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Balochi and Kirundi


Kirundi and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Iran   
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
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
  • 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
Kurdish and Persian   
Kinyarwanda Language   

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34   
16
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
5   
2

How Many Consonants
26   
16
19   
9

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Salam   
Bwakeye   

Thank You
mana bebahgsh   
Urakoze   

How Are You?
chone tao?   
Urakomeye?   

Good Night
jawáin shap   
Ijoro ryiza   

Good Evening
jawáin begáh   
Mwiriwe   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Mwiriwe   

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh   
Mwaramutse   

Please
Mihrabani kan   
Ndagusavye   

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh   
Not available   

Bye
bye   
N’agasaga   

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh   
Not available   

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi   
Rwanda-Rundi   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Western Balochi   
Ha   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
20
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00   
10
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
8.80 million   
99+

Native Name
بلوچی   
íkiRǔndi   

Alternative Names
Baluchi   
Not Available   

French Name
baloutchi   
rundi   

German Name
Belutschisch   
Kirundi   

Pronunciation
Not available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   

History

Origin
19th Century   
1500   

Language Family
Indo-European 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
Balochi   
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
bal   
run   

ISO 639 2/B
bal   
run   

ISO 639 3
bal   
run   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
balo1260   
rund1242   

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

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Balochi and Kirundi Speaking population

Balochi and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % 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 Balochi and Kirundi on Balochi vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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