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English
English
Kirundi
Kirundi
Kirundi and English


Countries
Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
Burma   
Total No. Of Countries
33   
2
1   
14
National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Burundi, Gambia   
Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore   
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America   
Africa, Asia   
Minority Language
South Africa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   
Interesting Facts
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Kinyarwanda Language   
Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   
Alphabets
Alphabets in
English-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Alphabets
26   
8
21   
3
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2
How Many Consonants
21   
11
19   
9
Scripts
Latin   
Latin   
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
7   
6
Not Available   
Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
Not Available   
Greetings
Hello
Hello   
Bwakeye   
Thank You
Thank you   
Urakoze   
How Are You?
How are you?   
Urakomeye?   
Good Night
Good Night   
Ijoro ryiza   
Good Evening
Good Evening   
Mwiriwe   
Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon   
Mwiriwe   
Good Morning
Good Morning   
Mwaramutse   
Please
Please   
Ndagusavye   
Sorry
Sorry   
Not available   
Bye
Bye   
N’agasaga   
I Love You
I love you   
Not available   
Excuse Me
Excuse Me   
Not available   
Dialects
Dialect 1
American English   
Rwanda-Rundi   
Where They Speak
United States of America   
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
How Many People Speak
225,000,000.00   
3
20,000,000.00   
10
Dialect 2
Hiberno-English   
Ha   
Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom   
Tanzania   
How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
15
990,000.00   
25
Dialect 3
Welsh English   
Shubi   
Where They Speak
United Kingdom   
Tanzania   
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
14
153,000.00   
24
Total No. Of Dialects
188   
34
6   
6
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
1,200.00 million   
1
8.80 million   
99+
Speaking Population
5.43 %   
4
0.13 %   
99+
Native Speakers
400.00 million   
3
8.80 million   
99+
Second Language Speakers
400.00 million   
1
Not Available   
Native Name
English   
íkiRǔndi   
Alternative Names
Not Available   
Not Available   
French Name
anglais   
rundi   
German Name
Englisch   
Kirundi   
Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/   
Not Available   
Ethnicity
Not Available   
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
History
Origin
5th Century AD   
1500   
Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   
Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   
Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English   
No early forms   
Standard Forms
Standard English   
Kirundi   
Language Position
3   
3
86   
99+
Signed Forms
Signed English   
Not Available   
Scope
Individual   
Not Available   
Code
ISO 639 1
en   
rn   
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
eng   
run   
ISO 639 2/B
eng   
run   
ISO 639 3
eng   
run   
ISO 639 6
engs   
Not Available   
Glottocode
stan1293   
rund1242   
Linguasphere
52-ABA   
No data available   
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living   
Not Available   
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic   
Not Available   
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All English 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 English and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of English and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of English are spoken in different English Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking English vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the English dialects include: American English, Hiberno-English. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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English and Kirundi Speaking population

English and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which English and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of English and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 % 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 English and Kirundi on English vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

English and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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