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Kirundi and Marathi


Marathi and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Israel, Mauritius   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Konkani Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
21   
3
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
16   
13

How Many Consonants
19   
9
36   
26

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   

Thank You
Urakoze   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   

Please
Ndagusavye   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
Not available   
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   

Bye
N’agasaga   
बाय (Bāya)   

I Love You
Not available   
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   

Excuse Me
Not available   
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Maharashtrian Konkani   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
Kokan   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
2,400,000.00   
23

Dialect 2
Ha   
Varhadi   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Vidarbha   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
7,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Khandeshi   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Khandesh   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
42   
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million   
99+
71.00 million   
25

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
1.10 %   
18

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
68.00 million   
16

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.00 million   
32

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
मराठी (marāṭhī)   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   

French Name
rundi   
marathe   

German Name
Kirundi   
Marathi   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Marathi people   

History

Origin
1500   
10th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Maharashtri Prakrit   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Marathi   

Language Position
86   
99+
17   
15

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
mr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
mar   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
mar   

ISO 639 3
run   
mar   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
mara1378   

Linguasphere
No data available   
omr   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Kirundi and Marathi Speaking population

Kirundi and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Kirundi vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Marathi Language Codes

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

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