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Igbo and Kirundi


Kirundi and Igbo


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Igbo-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
36   
18
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
5   
2

How Many Consonants
28   
18
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
Not Available   

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Not present   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
8.80 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

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   

History

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   

Language Position
57   
99+
86   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

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   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Not Available   

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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.

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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.

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