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Kirundi and Punjabi


Punjabi and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
India, Pakistan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Hindi Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
21   
3
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
9   
6

How Many Consonants
19   
9
41   
30

Scripts
Latin   
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   

Thank You
Urakoze   
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Please
Ndagusavye   
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   

Sorry
Not available   
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   

Bye
N’agasaga   
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   

I Love You
Not available   
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   

Excuse Me
Not available   
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Pothohari   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
2,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 2
Ha   
Saraiki   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
20,000,000.00   
5

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
30   
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million   
99+
154.30 million   
12

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
1.44 %   
11

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
100.00 million   
11

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
54.30 million   
12

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   

French Name
rundi   
pendjabi   

German Name
Kirundi   
Pandschabi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Availble   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Punjabis   

History

Origin
1500   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Modern Punjabi   

Language Position
86   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Not Available   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
pa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
pan   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
pan   

ISO 639 3
run   
pan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
panj1256   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Kirundi and Punjabi Speaking population

Kirundi and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Kirundi vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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