Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
Burma
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Burundi, Gambia
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Africa, Asia
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
- 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Hola
  
Bwakeye
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
Urakoze
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
Urakomeye?
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
Ijoro ryiza
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
Mwaramutse
  
Please
Sisplau
  
Ndagusavye
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
Not available
  
Bye
Adéu
  
N’agasaga
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
Not available
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
Not available
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Ha
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
8.80 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
8.80 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
Not Available
  
Native Name
català
  
íkiRǔndi
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Not Available
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
rundi
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Kirundi
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
1500
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Kirundi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
rn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
run
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
run
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
run
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
rund1242
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Catalan and Kirundi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Catalan and Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Kirundi language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Kirundi Difficulty
The Catalan vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Kirundi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Catalan and Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.