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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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