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Kirundi and Swahili


Swahili and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   

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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   

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.
  
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
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Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
19   
9
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
Habari   

Thank You
Urakoze   
Asante   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
Habari gani?   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
Usiku mwema   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
Habari za jioni   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
nzuri Alasiri   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
Habari za asubuhi   

Please
Ndagusavye   
tafadhali   

Sorry
Not available   
pole   

Bye
N’agasaga   
bye   

I Love You
Not available   
nakupenda   

Excuse Me
Not available   
Samahani   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Kiunguja   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
Zanzibar island   

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

Dialect 2
Ha   
Kimrima   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Dar es Salaam   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Kimgao   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Kilwa   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million   
99+
150.00 million   
13

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
15.00 million   
40

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili   

French Name
rundi   
swahili   

German Name
Kirundi   
Swahili   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Swahili people or Waswahili   

History

Origin
1500   
6th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Swahili   

Language Position
86   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
sw   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
swa   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
swa   

ISO 639 3
run   
swa   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
swah1254   

Linguasphere
No data available   
99-AUS-m   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Kirundi and Swahili Speaking population

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

Kirundi and Swahili Language Codes

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