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Kirundi and Latvian


Latvian and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
European Union, Latvia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
Latvia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Latvian State Language Center   

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.
  
  • The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Lithuanian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
9   
6

How Many Consonants
19   
9
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
Sveiki   

Thank You
Urakoze   
Paldies   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
Kā jums klājas?   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
Ar labunakti   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
Labvakar   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
Labdien   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
Labrīt   

Please
Ndagusavye   
lūdzu   

Sorry
Not available   
Piedodiet!   

Bye
N’agasaga   
Uz redzēšanos   

I Love You
Not available   
Es tevi mīlu   

Excuse Me
Not available   
Piedodiet!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Livonian   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
Latvia   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Ha   
Middle Latvian   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Latvia   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Shubi   
High Latvian   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
France, Latvia   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
1.75 million   
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
latviešu valoda   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Lettish   

French Name
rundi   
letton   

German Name
Kirundi   
Lettisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Latvians or Letts   

History

Origin
1500   
1530   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Baltic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Latvian   

Language Position
86   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Latvian Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
lv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
lav   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
lav   

ISO 639 3
run   
lav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
latv1249   

Linguasphere
No data available   
54-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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All Kirundi and Latvian 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 Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kirundi and Latvian Speaking population

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Kirundi and Latvian Language Codes

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