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Kirundi and Basque


Basque and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
France, Spain   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Asia, Europe   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Euskaltzaindia, 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.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Spanish   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
19   
9
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
Kaixo   

Thank You
Urakoze   
Eskerrik asko   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
Zer moduz?   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
Gabon   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
Arratsalde on   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
Arratsalde on   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
Egun on   

Please
Ndagusavye   
Mesedez   

Sorry
Not available   
Barkatu   

Bye
N’agasaga   
Agur   

I Love You
Not available   
Maite zaitut   

Excuse Me
Not available   
Barkatu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Navarro-Lapurdian   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
France   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
68,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Ha   
Souletin   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
France, Soule, Spain   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
8,700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Biscayan   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
7.20 million   
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
Not available   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense   

French Name
rundi   
basque   

German Name
Kirundi   
Baskisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Basque people   

History

Origin
1500   
c. 1000   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Vasconic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Basque   

Language Position
86   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
eu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
eus   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
baq   

ISO 639 3
run   
eus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
basq1248   

Linguasphere
No data available   
40-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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

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Kirundi and Basque Speaking population

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

Kirundi and Basque Language Codes

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

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