Countries
Burma
  
Belarus, Poland
  
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
  
Belarus, Gambia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Poland
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 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.
  
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Russian and Ukrainian
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Belarusian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Cyrillic
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Bwakeye
  
dobry dzień
  
Thank You
Urakoze
  
Dziakuj
  
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
  
Jak vy ?
  
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
  
Dabranač
  
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
  
Dobry viečar
  
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
  
dobry dzień
  
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
  
Dobraj ranicy
  
Please
Ndagusavye
  
Kali laska
  
Sorry
Not available
  
Vybačajcie
  
Bye
N’agasaga
  
da pabačennia
  
I Love You
Not available
  
JA liubliu ciabie
  
Excuse Me
Not available
  
Vybačajcie
  
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
  
North-Eastern Belarusian
  
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
North-East Belarus
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Ha
  
South-Western Belarusian
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
South-West Belarus
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Shubi
  
Middle Belarusian
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
Middle Belarus
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
8.80 million
  
99+
9.63 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
8.80 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.89 million
  
26
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
  
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
  
French Name
rundi
  
biélorusse
  
German Name
Kirundi
  
Weißrussisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Belarusians
  
Origin
1500
  
18th century
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Slavic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Eastern
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old East Slavic
  
Standard Forms
Kirundi
  
Belarusian
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
rn
  
be
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
run
  
bel
  
ISO 639 2/B
run
  
bel
  
ISO 639 3
run
  
bel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
rund1242
  
bela1254
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
All Kirundi and Belarusian 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 Belarusian dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Belarusian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Belarusian Dialects are spoken in different Belarusian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Belarusian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Belarusian dialects include: North-Eastern Belarusian , South-Western Belarusian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Belarusian Speaking population
Kirundi and Belarusian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Belarusian languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Belarusian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Belarusian 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 Belarusian on Kirundi vs Belarusian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Belarusian Language Codes
Kirundi and Belarusian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Belarusian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.