Kirundi and Xhosa
Countries
Burma
South Africa
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
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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
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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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
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Ndicela uxolo
Bye
N’agasaga
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
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Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
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Uxolo
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Tanzania
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Tanzania
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
íkiRǔndi
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
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“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Kirundi
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kirundi
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
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Signed Xhosa
Scope
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Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
rund1242
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
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Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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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.
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.