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Kirundi and Xhosa


Xhosa and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
South Africa  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Lesotho, South Africa  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Botswana, Lesotho  

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.
  
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele  

Derived From
Not Available  
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
19  
9
43  
32

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Molo  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Ndiyabulela  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Unjani  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Ulale kakuhle  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Ubusuku obuhle  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Uben' emva kwemini entle  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Molo  

Please
Ndagusavye  
Ndicela  

Sorry
Not available  
Ndicela uxolo  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle  

I Love You
Not available  
Ndiyakuthanda  

Excuse Me
Not available  
Uxolo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Gcaleka  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
South Africa  

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

Dialect 2
Ha  
Thembu  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
South Africa  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
25
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Hlubi  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
South Africa  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
24
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
9  
9

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
8.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
11.00 million  
21

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
isiXhosa  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa  

French Name
rundi  
xhosa  

German Name
Kirundi  
Xhosa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
amaXhosa, amaBhaca  

History

Origin
1500  
16th 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  
isiXhosa  

Language Position
86  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Xhosa  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
xh  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
xho  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
xho  

ISO 639 3
run  
xho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
rund1242  
xhos1239  

Linguasphere
No data available  
99-AUT-fa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Kirundi and Xhosa Speaking population

Kirundi and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Kirundi vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Xhosa Language Codes

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

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