Countries
Burma
  
Madagascar
  
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
  
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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 in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
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Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
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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
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Miala tsiny
  
Bye
N’agasaga
  
Veloma!
  
I Love You
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Tiako ianao.
  
Excuse Me
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Azafady
  
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
1,200,000.00
  
24
Dialect 3
Shubi
  
Not Available
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
8.80 million
  
99+
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
8.80 million
  
99+
18.00 million
  
38
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
  
Fiteny Malagasy
  
Alternative Names
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Malagasy Sign Language
  
French Name
rundi
  
malgache
  
German Name
Kirundi
  
Malagassi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Malagasy people
  
Origin
1500
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
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Austronesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indonesian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Kirundi
  
standard Malagasy
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
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Scope
Not Available
  
Macrolanguage
  
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
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Glottocode
rund1242
  
mala1537
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
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Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
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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.
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.