Kirundi and Oromo
Countries
Burma
Ethiopia, Kenya
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Ethiopia
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
Somalia
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.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Somali 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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Thank You
Urakoze
Galatoomi
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
Attam bulte/bultan
Sorry
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naa dhiisi
Bye
N’agasaga
Nagayattii!
I Love You
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Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
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Maaloo na dabarsi
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Borana
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Ethiopia, Kenya
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Kenya
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Kenya
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
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Afaan Oromoo
German Name
Kirundi
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Oromos
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
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Cushitic
Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Afaan Oromo
Signed Forms
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Scope
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Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
rund1242
nucl1736
Linguasphere
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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 Oromo 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 Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Oromo Speaking population
Kirundi and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Kirundi vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Oromo Language Codes
Kirundi and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.