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Kirundi and Tamil


Tamil and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

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.
  
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
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Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
19   
9
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Tamil   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
Urakoze   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Ndagusavye   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
Not available   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
N’agasaga   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Not available   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Not available   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
Kongu   

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

Dialect 2
Ha   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million   
99+
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
rundi   
tamoul   

German Name
Kirundi   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
1500   
300 BC   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
86   
99+
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
tam   

ISO 639 3
run   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
rund1242   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
No data available   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Kirundi and Tamil Speaking population

Kirundi and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Kirundi vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Tamil Language Codes

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

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