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Kirundi vs Belarusian


Belarusian vs Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
Belarus, Poland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
Belarus, Gambia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Poland   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Not Available   
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee   

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.
  
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Russian and Ukrainian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
48   
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
19   
9
39   
28

Scripts
Latin   
Cyrillic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
dobry dzień   

Thank You
Urakoze   
Dziakuj   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
Jak vy ?   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
Dabranač   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
Dobry viečar   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
dobry dzień   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
Dobraj ranicy   

Please
Ndagusavye   
Kali laska   

Sorry
Not available   
Vybačajcie   

Bye
N’agasaga   
da pabačennia   

I Love You
Not available   
JA liubliu ciabie   

Excuse Me
Not available   
Vybačajcie   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
North-Eastern Belarusian   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
North-East Belarus   

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

Dialect 2
Ha   
South-Western Belarusian   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
South-West Belarus   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Middle Belarusian   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Middle Belarus   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
7.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.89 million   
26

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian   

French Name
rundi   
biélorusse   

German Name
Kirundi   
Weißrussisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Belarusians   

History

Origin
1500   
18th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Slavic   

Branch
Not Available   
Eastern   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old East Slavic   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Belarusian   

Language Position
86   
99+
79   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
be   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
bel   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
bel   

ISO 639 3
run   
bel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
bela1254   

Linguasphere
No data available   
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Kirundi and Belarusian Language History

Comparison of Kirundi vs Belarusian language history gives us differences between origin of Kirundi and Belarusian language. History of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500 whereas history of Belarusian language states that this language originated in 18th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Kirundi and Belarusian Language History.

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Kirundi and Belarusian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Kirundi and Belarusian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kirundi and Belarusian language. Kirundi word for "Hello" is Bwakeye or Belarusian word for "Thank You" is Dziakuj. Find more of such common Kirundi Greetings and Belarusian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Kirundi vs Belarusian Difficulty

The Kirundi vs Belarusian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kirundi Alphabets and Belarusian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Kirundi and Belarusian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kirundi and Belarusian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kirundi is Not Available while to learn Belarusian time required is Not Available.

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