Countries
Israel
  
Burma
  
National Language
Israel
  
Burundi, Gambia
  
Second Language
Israel
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
  
Africa, Asia
  
Minority Language
Poland
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages
  
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Derived From
Aramaic Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
0
  
Scripts
Hebrew
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
  
Bwakeye
  
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
  
Urakoze
  
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
  
Urakomeye?
  
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
  
Ijoro ryiza
  
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
  
Mwaramutse
  
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
  
Ndagusavye
  
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
  
Not available
  
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
  
N’agasaga
  
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
  
Not available
  
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
  
Not available
  
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
  
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Where They Speak
Israel
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
  
Ha
  
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
Israel
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
9.00 million
  
99+
8.80 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.40 million
  
99+
8.80 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.60 million
  
27
Not Available
  
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
  
íkiRǔndi
  
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
  
Not Available
  
French Name
hébreu
  
rundi
  
German Name
Hebräisch
  
Kirundi
  
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Origin
1000 BC
  
1500
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Semitic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Canaanitic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
  
Kirundi
  
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
he
  
rn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
heb
  
run
  
ISO 639 2/B
heb
  
run
  
ISO 639 3
heb
  
run
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
hebr1246
  
rund1242
  
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hebrew and Kirundi language. Hebrew word for "Hello" is שלום (Shalom) or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Hebrew Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hebrew vs Kirundi Difficulty
The Hebrew vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hebrew and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hebrew is 44 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.