Countries
European Union, Ireland
  
Burma
  
National Language
Ireland
  
Burundi, Gambia
  
Second Language
Ireland
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Africa, Asia
  
Minority Language
United Kingdom
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish 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
Not Available
  
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Dia dhuit
  
Bwakeye
  
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
  
Urakoze
  
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
  
Urakomeye?
  
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
  
Ijoro ryiza
  
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
Mwaramutse
  
Please
le do thoil
  
Ndagusavye
  
Sorry
Tá brón orm
  
Not available
  
Bye
Slán
  
N’agasaga
  
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
  
Not available
  
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Not available
  
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
  
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Where They Speak
Connacht
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
  
Ha
  
Where They Speak
Munster
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
Ulster
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million
  
99+
8.80 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.14 million
  
99+
8.80 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million
  
35
Not Available
  
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
íkiRǔndi
  
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
Not Available
  
French Name
irlandais moyen
  
rundi
  
German Name
Mittelirisch
  
Kirundi
  
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Irish people
  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Origin
c. 750
  
1500
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Celtic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Goidelic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Kirundi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
ga
  
rn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
gle
  
run
  
ISO 639 2/B
gle
  
run
  
ISO 639 3
gle
  
run
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
iris1253
  
rund1242
  
Linguasphere
50-AAA
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
All Irish 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 Irish and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Kirundi Speaking population
Irish and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish 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 Irish and Kirundi on Irish vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Kirundi Language Codes
Irish and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.