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Kirundi and Sanskrit


Sanskrit and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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.
  
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Old German Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
16  
13

How Many Consonants
19  
9
36  
26

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
20 weeks  
5

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)  

Thank You
Urakoze  
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
शुभः सायंकालः  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
शुभ दुपार  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)  

Please
Ndagusavye  
कृपया (kripayā)  

Sorry
Not available  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Bye
N’agasaga  
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)  

I Love You
Not available  
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)  

Excuse Me
Not available  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
10
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Ha  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
25
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
24
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
0  

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
14.10 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
14.10 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Not Available  

French Name
rundi  
sanskrit  

German Name
Kirundi  
Sanskrit  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[səmskr̩t̪əm]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1500  
2000 B.C.  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Vedic Sanskrit  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Sanskrit  

Language Position
86  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
sa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
san  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
san  

ISO 639 3
run  
san  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
rund1242  
sans1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Ancient  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Synthetic  

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

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Kirundi and Sanskrit Speaking population

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

Kirundi and Sanskrit Language Codes

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

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