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Kirundi and Kannada


Kannada and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
Karnataka, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Goa   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Telugu   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
49   
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
14   
11

How Many Consonants
19   
9
35   
25

Scripts
Latin   
Kannada Script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   

Thank You
Urakoze   
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   

Please
Ndagusavye   
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   

Sorry
Not available   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   

Bye
N’agasaga   
ಬೈ (Bai)   

I Love You
Not available   
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   

Excuse Me
Not available   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Badaga   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
540,000.00   
33

Dialect 2
Ha   
Urali   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
kerala   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
6,440.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Kurumba   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
220,000.00   
23

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million   
99+
49.00 million   
29

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
38.00 million   
26

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
11.00 million   
21

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   

French Name
rundi   
kannada   

German Name
Kirundi   
Kannada   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Kannadiga   

History

Origin
1500   
c. 450   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Kannada, Kannada   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Modern Kannada   

Language Position
86   
99+
31   
25

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
kn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
kan   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
kan   

ISO 639 3
run   
kan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
nucl1305   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data 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 Kannada 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 Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kirundi and Kannada Speaking population

Kirundi and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Kirundi vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Kannada Language Codes

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

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