Kirundi and Meithei
Countries
Burma
India, Manipur
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
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
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
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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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
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
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
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Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
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Good Morning
Mwaramutse
Nongale haugatl
Please
Ndagusavye
Chanbiduna
Sorry
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Saobiganu
Bye
N’agasaga
Chatcharage
I Love You
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Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
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Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Loi
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Burma, Laos
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Shubi
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
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Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
rundi
Meithei
German Name
Kirundi
Meithei
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Meithei people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Tibeto-Burman
Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Standard Meithei
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
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ISO 639 1
rn
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
rund1242
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
omp
Language Type
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Kirundi and Meithei 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 Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Meithei Speaking population
Kirundi and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei 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 Meithei on Kirundi vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Meithei Language Codes
Kirundi and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.