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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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