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Kirundi and Afrikaans


Afrikaans and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Dutch Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
15   
12

How Many Consonants
19   
9
17   
7

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
hallo   

Thank You
Urakoze   
Dankie   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
Hoe gaan dit   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
goeie nag   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
Goeienaand   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
Goeie middag   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
goeie more   

Please
Ndagusavye   
asseblief   

Sorry
Not available   
jammer   

Bye
N’agasaga   
Not Available   

I Love You
Not available   
Ek het jou lief   

Excuse Me
Not available   
Verskoon my   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Kaapse Afrikaans   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Ha   
Oranjeriverafrikaans   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Baster Afrikaans   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Namibia   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
7.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
10.30 million   
22

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
Afrikaans   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Cape Dutch   

French Name
rundi   
afrikaans   

German Name
Kirundi   
Afrikaans   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Afrikaners   

History

Origin
1500   
17th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Germanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Western   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Standard Afrikaans   

Language Position
86   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
af   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
afr   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
afr   

ISO 639 3
run   
afr   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
afrs   

Glottocode
rund1242   
afri1274   

Linguasphere
No data available   
52-ACB-ba   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic   

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

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Kirundi and Afrikaans Speaking population

Kirundi and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available. 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 Kirundi and Afrikaans on Kirundi vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Afrikaans Language Codes

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

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