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Kirundi and Macedonian


Macedonian and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
Macedonia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia   

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   
Albania, Romania, Serbia   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"   

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.
  
  • There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
  • The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
19   
9
26   
16

Scripts
Latin   
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
Здраво (Zdravo)   

Thank You
Urakoze   
Благодарам (Blagodaram)   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
Како си? (Kako si?)   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
Добар ден (Dobar den)   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
Добро утро (Dobro utro)   

Please
Ndagusavye   
Ве молиме (Ve molime)   

Sorry
Not available   
жал (žal)   

Bye
N’agasaga   
Чао (Čao)   

I Love You
Not available   
Те сакам (Te sakam)   

Excuse Me
Not available   
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Torlakian   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
1.50   
99+

Dialect 2
Ha   
Debar   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Macedonia   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Galičnik   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Macedonia   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
28   
23

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
2.50 million   
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic   

French Name
rundi   
macédonien   

German Name
Kirundi   
Makedonisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Macedonians   

History

Origin
1500   
2200 BC   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Slavic   

Branch
Not Available   
Southern   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Macedonian   

Language Position
86   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Macedonian Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
mk   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
mkd   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
mac   

ISO 639 3
run   
mkd   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
mace1250   

Linguasphere
No data available   
53-AAA-ha   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic   

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

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Kirundi and Macedonian Speaking population

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

Kirundi and Macedonian Language Codes

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

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