Countries
Belarus, Poland
  
Burma
  
National Language
Belarus, Gambia
  
Burundi, Gambia
  
Second Language
Poland
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia
  
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish 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
Russian and Ukrainian
  
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Belarusian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Cyrillic
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
dobry dzień
  
Bwakeye
  
Thank You
Dziakuj
  
Urakoze
  
How Are You?
Jak vy ?
  
Urakomeye?
  
Good Night
Dabranač
  
Ijoro ryiza
  
Good Evening
Dobry viečar
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Afternoon
dobry dzień
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Morning
Dobraj ranicy
  
Mwaramutse
  
Please
Kali laska
  
Ndagusavye
  
Sorry
Vybačajcie
  
Not available
  
Bye
da pabačennia
  
N’agasaga
  
I Love You
JA liubliu ciabie
  
Not available
  
Excuse Me
Vybačajcie
  
Not available
  
Dialect 1
North-Eastern Belarusian
  
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Where They Speak
North-East Belarus
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
South-Western Belarusian
  
Ha
  
Where They Speak
South-West Belarus
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Middle Belarusian
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
Middle Belarus
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
9.63 million
  
99+
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
7.60 million
  
99+
8.80 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.89 million
  
26
Not Available
  
Native Name
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
  
íkiRǔndi
  
Alternative Names
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
  
Not Available
  
French Name
biélorusse
  
rundi
  
German Name
Weißrussisch
  
Kirundi
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Belarusians
  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Origin
18th century
  
1500
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Slavic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Eastern
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old East Slavic
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Belarusian
  
Kirundi
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
be
  
rn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
bel
  
run
  
ISO 639 2/B
bel
  
run
  
ISO 639 3
bel
  
run
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
bela1254
  
rund1242
  
Linguasphere
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
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All Belarusian 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 Belarusian and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Belarusian and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Belarusian are spoken in different Belarusian Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Belarusian vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Belarusian dialects include: North-Eastern Belarusian, South-Western Belarusian. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Belarusian and Kirundi Speaking population
Belarusian and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Belarusian and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Belarusian and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Belarusian 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 Belarusian and Kirundi on Belarusian vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Belarusian and Kirundi Language Codes
Belarusian and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Belarusian and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.