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Kirundi and Malagasy


Malagasy and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Africa  

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.
  
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
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Derived From
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
3  
2

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Salama!  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Maraina tsara  

Please
Ndagusavye  
azafady  

Sorry
Not available  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Veloma!  

I Love You
Not available  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
Not available  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
10
5,000,000.00  
17

Dialect 2
Ha  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
25
1,200,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Not Available  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
24
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
Not Available  

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.28 %  
40

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
18.00 million  
38

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
rundi  
malgache  

German Name
Kirundi  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
1500  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Austronesian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
86  
99+
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
run  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
rund1242  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Verb-Object-Subject  

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

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Kirundi and Malagasy Speaking population

Kirundi and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Kirundi vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Malagasy Language Codes

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

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