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Irish vs Kirundi


Kirundi vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
18   
1
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
13   
3
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
Not Available   

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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   
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million   
99+
8.80 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

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   

History

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   
86   
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

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   

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Irish and Kirundi Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Kirundi language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Kirundi language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Irish and Kirundi Language History.

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Irish 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 Irish and Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Kirundi language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Irish vs Kirundi Difficulty

The Irish vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish 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 Irish and Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.

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