Igbo and Kirundi
Countries
Nigeria
  
Burma
  
National Language
Nigeria
  
Burundi, Gambia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Africa, Asia
  
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
- 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
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Alphabets in
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Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
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Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
kedụ
  
Bwakeye
  
Thank You
dalụ
  
Urakoze
  
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
  
Urakomeye?
  
Good Night
ka chi fo
  
Ijoro ryiza
  
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
  
Mwaramutse
  
Please
Biko
  
Ndagusavye
  
Sorry
Ndo
  
Not available
  
Bye
Not Available
  
N’agasaga
  
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
  
Not available
  
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
  
Not available
  
Dialect 1
Enuani
  
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Where They Speak
Nigeria
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Ngwa
  
Ha
  
Where They Speak
Nigeria
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
8.80 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Name
igbo
  
íkiRǔndi
  
Alternative Names
Ibo
  
Not Available
  
French Name
igbo
  
rundi
  
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
  
Kirundi
  
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Igbo people
  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Origin
30th Century BC
  
1500
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Kwa
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
  
Kirundi
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
ig
  
rn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ibo
  
run
  
ISO 639 2/B
ibo
  
run
  
ISO 639 3
ibo
  
run
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1417
  
rund1242
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
  
Not Available
  
All Igbo 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 Igbo and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Kirundi Speaking population
Igbo and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available 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 Igbo and Kirundi on Igbo vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Kirundi Language Codes
Igbo and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.