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Kirundi and Balochi


Balochi and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Iran  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Balochi Academy, 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.
  
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Kurdish and Persian  

Derived From
Not Available  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
19  
9
26  
16

Scripts
Latin  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Salam  

Thank You
Urakoze  
mana bebahgsh  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
chone tao?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
jawáin shap  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
jawáin begáh  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
Ndagusavye  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
Not available  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
N’agasaga  
bye  

I Love You
Not available  
Tu mana doost biyeh  

Excuse Me
Not available  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Eastern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
10
5,000,000.00  
17

Dialect 2
Ha  
Western Balochi  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  

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

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Southern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
24
3,400,000.00  
10

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
بلوچی  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Baluchi  

French Name
rundi  
baloutchi  

German Name
Kirundi  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  

History

Origin
1500  
19th Century  

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  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Balochi  

Language Position
86  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
bal  

ISO 639 3
run  
bal  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
rund1242  
balo1260  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Kirundi and Balochi Speaking population

Kirundi and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 %. 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 Balochi on Kirundi vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Balochi Language Codes

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

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