Countries
Burma
  
India, Karnataka, India
  
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 in
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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)
  
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
Dialect 2
Ha
  
Urali
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
kerala
  
Dialect 3
Shubi
  
Kurumba
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak?
8.80 million
  
99+
49.00 million
  
29
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.