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Kirundi and Bodo


Bodo and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
Assam, India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
Assam, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not Available   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
45   
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
20   
17

How Many Consonants
19   
9
25   
15

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
Not Available   

Thank You
Urakoze   
Not Available   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
Nungni khabora ma?   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)   

Please
Ndagusavye   
अननानै (Onnanwi)   

Sorry
Not available   
Not Available   

Bye
N’agasaga   
Not Available   

I Love You
Not available   
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)   

Excuse Me
Not available   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Ha   
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Shubi   
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Assam, India, Nepal   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
0.60 million   
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
बड़ो (boṛo)   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci   

French Name
rundi   
Not Available   

German Name
Kirundi   
Not Available   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[bɔɽo]   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)   

History

Origin
1500   
1913   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Not Available   

Language Position
86   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
run   
brx   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
bodo1269   

Linguasphere
No data available   
Not Available   

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 Bodo 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 Bodo dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Bodo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Bodo Dialects are spoken in different Bodo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Bodo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Bodo dialects include: (Sønabari) Western Boro dialect , (Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kirundi and Bodo Speaking population

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

Kirundi and Bodo Language Codes

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

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