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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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