Kirundi and Portuguese Speaking countries

Kirundi

Portuguese

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Burma

Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

110

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1.3 National Language

Burundi, Gambia

Portugal

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

United States of America

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America

1.7 Regulated By

Not Available

Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras

1.8 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.

Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

1.9 Similar To

Kinyarwanda Language

Spanish and Galician Languages

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Latin

Kirundi vs Portuguese Countries

Comparing Kirundi vs Portuguese countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Kirundi and Portuguese languages.

Kirundi Speaking Countries: Burma.
Portuguese Speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe.

So we find that, total number of countries where Kirundi is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

Find if Kirundi and Portuguese are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Kirundi and Portuguese speaking countries will give you the presence of Kirundi and Portuguese languages in different countries. Along with Kirundi vs Portuguese countries, you can also compare Kirundi vs Portuguese.

Kirundi and Portuguese as Minority Language

In Kirundi and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Kirundi and Portuguese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Kirundi as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.

If you want to compare Kirundi and Portuguese dialects, then you can go to Kirundi vs Portuguese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Kirundi and Portuguese Regulators

Kirundi and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Kirundi and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Kirundi is not regulated.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Kirundi and Portuguese Language History.

Kirundi and Portuguese Continents

Thinking about Kirundi and Portuguese continents in which Kirundi and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Kirundi and Portuguese. Most of the Kirundi speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia. While Portuguese speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Kirundi and Portuguese languages:

Kirundi 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.

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

The Kirundi language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Kinyarwanda Language whereas Kirundi language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.