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Kirundi and Irish


Irish and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

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

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

Alphabets
21   
3
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
19   
9
13   
3

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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
990,000.00   
25
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Ulster   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
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   

History

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
86   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

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   

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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.

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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.

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