Home
Languagevs


Japanese and Kirundi


Kirundi and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Japan  
Burundi, Gambia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Palau  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • 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
Korean Language  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99  
40
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
14  
4
19  
9

Scripts
Kana  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)  
Mwaramutse  

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  
Not available  

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  
Not available  

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)  
Not available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Kagawa  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00  
28
20,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Hakata  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Fukuoka  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
990,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Kansai  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
kansai  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
153,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
31  
25
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million  
14
8.80 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.90 %  
10
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
128.00 million  
9
8.80 million  
99+

Native Name
日本語  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Not Available  

French Name
japonais  
rundi  

German Name
Japanisch  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
1185  
1500  

Language Family
Japonic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Japanese  
Kirundi  

Language Position
8  
8
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
ja  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
jpn  
run  

ISO 639 3
jpn  
run  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1643  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
Not Available  

Summary >>
<< Code

All Japanese 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 Japanese and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Compare Most Difficult Languages

Japanese and Kirundi Speaking population

Japanese and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Kirundi on Japanese vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Kirundi Language Codes

Japanese and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

Most Difficult Languages

Most Difficult Languages

» More Most Difficult Languages

Compare Most Difficult Languages

» More Compare Most Difficult Languages