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Bhojpuri and Kirundi


Kirundi and Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
0   
15
1   
14

National Language
India   
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
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri 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
Maithili and Magahi   
Kinyarwanda Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43   
23
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
5   
2

How Many Consonants
34   
24
19   
9

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)   
Bwakeye   

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   
Urakoze   

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   
Urakomeye?   

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)   
Ijoro ryiza   

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)   
Mwiriwe   

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)   
Mwiriwe   

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)   
Mwaramutse   

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   
Ndagusavye   

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
Not available   

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)   
N’agasaga   

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   
Not available   

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani   
Rwanda-Rundi   

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   

How Many People Speak
16,000.00   
99+
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi   
Ha   

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
380,000.00   
31
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
India   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
13   
13
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million   
31
8.80 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.43 %   
31
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
40.00 million   
24
8.80 million   
99+

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   
íkiRǔndi   

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   
Not Available   

French Name
bhojpuri   
rundi   

German Name
Bhojpuri   
Kirundi   

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
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
Bhojpuri   
Kirundi   

Language Position
37   
29
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
bho   
run   

ISO 639 2/B
bho   
run   

ISO 639 3
bho   
run   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bhoj1246   
rund1242   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa   
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 Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Bhojpuri and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bhojpuri are spoken in different Bhojpuri Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bhojpuri vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani, Fiji Hindi. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Bhojpuri and Kirundi Speaking population

Bhojpuri and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % 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 Bhojpuri and Kirundi on Bhojpuri vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bhojpuri and Kirundi Language Codes

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