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Kirundi and Hausa


Hausa and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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
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.
  
  • 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   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
19   
9
32   
22

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
sannu   

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
Not available   
yi hakuri   

Bye
N’agasaga   
sai anjima   

I Love You
Not available   
Ina son ku   

Excuse Me
Not available   
gafara dai   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Gaananci   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
Ghana   

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

Dialect 2
Ha   
Kurhwayanci   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Niger   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Daragaram   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Niger   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million   
99+
50.00 million   
28

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.52 %   
28

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
35.00 million   
27

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa   

French Name
rundi   
haoussa   

German Name
Kirundi   
Haussa-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Hausa–Fulani people   

History

Origin
1500   
14   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Chadic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Hausa   

Language Position
86   
99+
34   
27

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
ha   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
hau   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
hau   

ISO 639 3
run   
hau   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
haus1257   

Linguasphere
No data available   
19-HAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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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.

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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.

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