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Japanese vs Kirundi


Kirundi vs 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  

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Japanese and Kirundi Language History

Comparison of Japanese vs Kirundi language history gives us differences between origin of Japanese and Kirundi language. History of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185 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 Japanese and Kirundi Language History.

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Japanese 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 Japanese and Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Kirundi language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Japanese vs Kirundi Difficulty

The Japanese vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese 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 Japanese and Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.

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