Kirundi and Yoruba
Countries
Burma
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Nigeria
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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
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Yoruba Academy
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.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
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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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How Are You?
Urakomeye?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
e kaasan
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
e kaaro
I Love You
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mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
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mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Benin, Togo
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Nigeria
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
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Yariba, Yooba
German Name
Kirundi
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Yoruba people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
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Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
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Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
rund1242
yoru1245
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
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Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Kirundi and Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Yoruba Speaking population
Kirundi and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Kirundi vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Yoruba Language Codes
Kirundi and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.