Countries
Burma
  
Burma
  
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
  
Burundi, Gambia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
  
Africa, Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Bwakeye
  
Bwakeye
  
Thank You
Urakoze
  
Urakoze
  
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
  
Urakomeye?
  
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
  
Ijoro ryiza
  
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
  
Mwaramutse
  
Please
Ndagusavye
  
Ndagusavye
  
Sorry
Not available
  
Not available
  
Bye
N’agasaga
  
N’agasaga
  
I Love You
Not available
  
Not available
  
Excuse Me
Not available
  
Not available
  
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Ha
  
Ha
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
Tanzania
  
Dialect 3
Shubi
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak?
8.80 million
  
99+
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
8.80 million
  
99+
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
  
íkiRǔndi
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
French Name
rundi
  
rundi
  
German Name
Kirundi
  
Kirundi
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Origin
1500
  
1500
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Kirundi
  
Kirundi
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
rn
  
rn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
run
  
run
  
ISO 639 2/B
run
  
run
  
ISO 639 3
run
  
run
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
rund1242
  
rund1242
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Kirundi and Kirundi 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 Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Kirundi Speaking population
Kirundi and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. 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 Kirundi on Kirundi vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Kirundi Language Codes
Kirundi and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.