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Kirundi and Albanian


Albanian and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   

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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Romanian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
19   
9
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
Përshëndetje   

Thank You
Urakoze   
Ju faleminderit   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
Si jeni?   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
natën e mirë   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
mirëmbrëma   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
mirëdita   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
mirëmengjes   

Please
Ndagusavye   
Ju lutem   

Sorry
Not available   
Me fal   

Bye
N’agasaga   
mirupafshim   

I Love You
Not available   
unë e dua ju   

Excuse Me
Not available   
Më falni   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Gheg Albanian   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
3,400,000.00   
20

Dialect 2
Ha   
Tosk Albanian   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Arbëresh   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
100,000.00   
28

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
3.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.60 million   
31

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
shqip / gjuha shqipe   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Not Available   

French Name
rundi   
albanais   

German Name
Kirundi   
Albanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ʃcip]   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Albanians   

History

Origin
1500   
1462 AD   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Albanian   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Standard Albanian   

Language Position
86   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
sq   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
sqi   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
alb   

ISO 639 3
run   
sqi   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
alba1267   

Linguasphere
No data available   
55-AAA-aaa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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

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Kirundi and Albanian Speaking population

Kirundi and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian 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 Albanian on Kirundi vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Albanian Language Codes

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

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