Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Burma
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Burundi, Gambia
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
- 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
Telugu
  
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Bwakeye
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Urakoze
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Urakomeye?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Ijoro ryiza
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Mwaramutse
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Ndagusavye
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Not available
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
N’agasaga
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Not available
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Not available
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Ha
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Tanzania
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
8.80 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
Not Available
  
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
íkiRǔndi
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Not Available
  
French Name
kannada
  
rundi
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Kirundi
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Origin
c. 450
  
1500
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Kirundi
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
rn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
run
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
run
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
run
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
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
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Kannada 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 Kannada and Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Kirundi language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Kirundi Difficulty
The Kannada vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada 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 Kannada and Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.