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Kirundi Language



Countries
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Countries
Burma 0

Total No. Of Countries
1 14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia 0

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries 0

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia 0

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries 0

Regulated By
Not Available 0

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.
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Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language 0

Derived From
Not Available 0

Alphabets
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Alphabets in
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Alphabets
21 3

Phonology
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How Many Vowels
5 2

How Many Consonants
19 9

Scripts
Latin 0

Writing Direction
Not Available 0

Hard to Learn
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Language Levels
Not Available 0

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available 0

Greetings
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Hello
Bwakeye 0

Thank You
Urakoze 0

How Are You?
Urakomeye? 0

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza 0

Good Evening
Mwiriwe 0

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe 0

Good Morning
Mwaramutse 0

Please
Ndagusavye 0

Sorry
Not available 0

Bye
N’agasaga 0

I Love You
Not available 0

Excuse Me
Not available 0

Dialects
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Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi 0

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda 0

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00 10

Dialect 2
Ha 0

Where They Speak
Tanzania 0

How Many People Speak
990,000.00 25

Dialect 3
Shubi 0

Where They Speak
Tanzania 0

How Many People Speak
153,000.00 24

Total No. Of Dialects
6 6

How Many People Speak
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How Many People Speak?
8.80 million 59

Speaking Population
0.13 % 51

Native Speakers
8.80 million 49

Second Language Speakers
Not Available 0

Native Name
íkiRǔndi 0

Alternative Names
Not Available 0

French Name
rundi 0

German Name
Kirundi 0

Pronunciation
Not Available 0

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa 0

History
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Origin
1500 0

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family 0

Subgroup
Not Available 0

Branch
Not Available 0

Language Forms
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Early Forms
No early forms 0

Standard Forms
Kirundi 0

Language Position
86 57

Signed Forms
Not Available 0

Scope
Not Available 0

Code
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ISO 639 1
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ISO 639 2
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ISO 639 2/T
run 0

ISO 639 2/B
run 0

ISO 639 3
run 0

ISO 639 6
Not Available 0

Glottocode
rund1242 0

Linguasphere
No data available 0

Types of Language
0

Language Type
Not Available 0

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available 0

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available 0

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Origin of Kirundi language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Kirundi language is one of the Most Difficult Languages. The origin of Kirundi language states that it was put to use in 1500. The history of Kirundi language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Kirundi Language History. Kirundi has no early forms. Kirundi is the standard form of Kirundi language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Kirundi Language.

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Kirundi population

Kirundi population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Kirundi language. Kirundi language is spoken by 8.80 million people in the world. Most of the Kirundi population lies in the Kirundi Speaking Countries. Kirundi language is spoken as first language by 8.80 million people and no total count of people speaking Kirundi as second language. Get to know Kirundi speaking population in detail.

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Kirundi writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Kirundi writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Kirundi language. Some languages share common writing systems. Latin script is used by Kirundi language. Learn more about . 

Information about Kirundi language

Check out all the information about Kirundi language here. You may find it interesting to learn Kirundi Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Kirundi Speaking Countries, Kirundi speaking continents and Kirundi Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Kirundi countries knowing common Kirundi Greetings will help you in communicating with Kirundi people.

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