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Kirundi and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
0  
15

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
India  

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  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

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.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
19  
9
34  
24

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
Urakoze  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
Ndagusavye  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
Not available  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
N’agasaga  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
Not available  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
Not available  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
10
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
25
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
India  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
24
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
40.00 million  
24

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
rundi  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Kirundi  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Not Available  

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  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
86  
99+
37  
29

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  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
bho  

ISO 639 3
run  
bho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
rund1242  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-sa  

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

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Kirundi and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Kirundi and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Kirundi vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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