Kirundi and Hausa
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Regulated By
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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.
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Thank You
Urakoze
gode ku
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
yaya dai
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
mai kyau dare
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
barka da yamma
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
barka da rana
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
mai kyau safe
Please
Ndagusavye
Don Allah
Sorry
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yi hakuri
I Love You
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Ina son ku
Excuse Me
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gafara dai
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Gaananci
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Tanzania
Niger
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Shubi
Daragaram
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Niger
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
íkiRǔndi
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Alternative Names
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Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
French Name
rundi
haoussa
German Name
Kirundi
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Hausa–Fulani people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
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Chadic
Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Kirundi
Hausa
Signed Forms
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Scope
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Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
rund1242
haus1257
Linguasphere
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19-HAA-b
Language Type
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Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Kirundi and Hausa 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 Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Hausa Speaking population
Kirundi and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. 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 Hausa on Kirundi vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Hausa Language Codes
Kirundi and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
