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Kirundi and Madurese


Madurese and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
Indonesia, Island of Madura   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
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.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Malay and Javanese Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
19   
9
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
Halo   

Thank You
Urakoze   
matur nuwun   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
piye kabare?   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
wengi sing apik   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
Sugeng sọnten   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
Sugeng siang   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
Sugeng énjing   

Please
Ndagusavye   
Not Available   

Sorry
Not available   
Nyuwun pangapunten   

Bye
N’agasaga   
Not Available   

I Love You
Not available   
Kula tresna panjengan   

Excuse Me
Not available   
Nuwun séwu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Kangean   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
110,000.00   
40

Dialect 2
Ha   
Bawean   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Bangkalan   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.23 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
15.00 million   
40

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
Madurese   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura   

French Name
rundi   
madourais   

German Name
Kirundi   
Maduresisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Madurese   

History

Origin
1500   
Not Available   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Madurese   

Language Position
86   
99+
69   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
mad   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
mad   

ISO 639 3
run   
mad   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
madu1247   

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

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Kirundi and Madurese Speaking population

Kirundi and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Kirundi vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Madurese Language Codes

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

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