Kirundi and Zulu
Countries
Burma
South Africa
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Pan South African Language Board
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.
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Xhosa Language
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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Thank You
Urakoze
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
unjani
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
okuhle ekuseni
Please
Ndagusavye
Ngiyacela
Sorry
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Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
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Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
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Uxolo
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Gabon, South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Ha
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Georgia, South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
íkiRǔndi
isiZulu
Alternative Names
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Isizulu, Zunda
German Name
Kirundi
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Zulu people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Beatu
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
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Scope
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Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
rund1242
zulu1248
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fg
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 Zulu 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 Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Zulu Speaking population
Kirundi and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Kirundi vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Zulu Language Codes
Kirundi and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.