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Kirundi and Malayalam


Malayalam and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry  

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  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala  

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.
  
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
15  
12

How Many Consonants
19  
9
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Brahmic family and derivatives  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
ഹലോ (halēā)  

Thank You
Urakoze  
നന്ദി (nandi)  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
രാവിലെ (rāvile)  

Please
Ndagusavye  
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)  

Sorry
Not available  
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)  

Bye
N’agasaga  
വിട (viṭa)  

I Love You
Not available  
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)  

Excuse Me
Not available  
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Judeo-Malayalam  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Israel, kerala  

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

Dialect 2
Ha  
Mappila  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
India  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
25
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Pandy Malayalam  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
France, kerala  

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+
38.00 million  
33

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.57 %  
27

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla  

French Name
rundi  
malayalam  

German Name
Kirundi  
Malayalam  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Malayali  

History

Origin
1500  
9th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early form  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Malayalam  

Language Position
86  
99+
29  
24

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
ml  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
mal  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
mal  

ISO 639 3
run  
mal  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
rund1242  
mala1464  

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  
Synthetic  

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

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Kirundi and Malayalam Speaking population

Kirundi and Malayalam speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Malayalam languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Malayalam Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 %. 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 Malayalam on Kirundi vs Malayalam where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Malayalam Language Codes

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

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