Countries
Burma
  
European Union, Ireland
  
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
  
Ireland
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Ireland
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Foras na Gaeilge
  
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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Bwakeye
  
Dia dhuit
  
Thank You
Urakoze
  
Go raibh maith agat
  
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
  
Conas atá tú ?
  
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
  
Oíche mhaith
  
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
  
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
Please
Ndagusavye
  
le do thoil
  
Sorry
Not available
  
Tá brón orm
  
Bye
N’agasaga
  
Slán
  
I Love You
Not available
  
Is breá liom thú
  
Excuse Me
Not available
  
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Connacht Irish
  
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
Connacht
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Ha
  
Munster Irish
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
Munster
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Shubi
  
Ulster Irish
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
Ulster
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
8.80 million
  
99+
1.79 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
8.80 million
  
99+
0.14 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
1.65 million
  
35
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
French Name
rundi
  
irlandais moyen
  
German Name
Kirundi
  
Mittelirisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Irish people
  
Origin
1500
  
c. 750
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Celtic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Goidelic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Standard Forms
Kirundi
  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Irish Sign Language
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
rn
  
ga
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
run
  
gle
  
ISO 639 2/B
run
  
gle
  
ISO 639 3
run
  
gle
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
rund1242
  
iris1253
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
50-AAA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
All Kirundi and Irish 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 Irish dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Irish Speaking population
Kirundi and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Irish 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 Irish on Kirundi vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Irish Language Codes
Kirundi and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.