Countries
Burma
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Urakoze
obrigado
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
Como você está?
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
boa noite
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
boa Tarde
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
bom Dia
Please
Ndagusavye
Por Favor
Sorry
Not available
pesaroso
I Love You
Not available
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Not available
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Brazil
Dialect 2
Ha
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Portugal
Dialect 3
Shubi
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Daman and Diu
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
Português
Alternative Names
Not Available
Português
French Name
rundi
portugais
German Name
Kirundi
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Portuguese people or portugueses
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
rund1242
port1283
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Kirundi and Portuguese 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 Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Portuguese Speaking population
Kirundi and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Kirundi vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Portuguese Language Codes
Kirundi and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.