Kirundi and Maori
Countries
Burma
New Zealand
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
New Zealand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Australia, Oceania
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Māori Language Commission
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.
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Tahitian Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Urakoze
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
Night pai
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
Morning pai
Sorry
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Aroha mai
Bye
N’agasaga
poroporoaki
I Love You
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Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
Not available
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Ha
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Tanzania
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Shubi
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Tanzania
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
Not Available
New Zealand Maori
German Name
Kirundi
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Māori people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Polynesian
Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Maori
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
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Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
rund1242
maor1246
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
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Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Kirundi and Maori 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 Maori dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Maori Speaking population
Kirundi and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori 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 Maori on Kirundi vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Maori Language Codes
Kirundi and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.