Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
Burma
National Language
France
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Africa, Canada
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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Interesting Facts
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
- 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
Italian Language
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?
Urakomeye?
Good Night
bonne Nuit
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
bonsoir
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
Bonjour
Mwaramutse
Please
S'il vous plaît
Ndagusavye
Sorry
désolé
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I Love You
Je t'aime
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Excuse Me
Excuse Moi
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Dialect 1
Quebec French
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Dialect 2
African French
Ha
Where They Speak
Africa
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Swiss French
Shubi
Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland
Tanzania
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
français
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Français
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French Name
français
rundi
German Name
Französisch
Kirundi
Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
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Ethnicity
Not Available
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Romance
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard French
Kirundi
Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 6
fras
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Glottocode
stan1290
rund1242
Linguasphere
51-AAA-i
No data available
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All French 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 French and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of French and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of French are spoken in different French Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking French vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the French dialects include: Quebec French, African French. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
French and Kirundi Speaking population
French and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of French and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % 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 French and Kirundi on French vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
French and Kirundi Language Codes
French and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. French and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
