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Kirundi vs French


French vs Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
32  
3

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
France  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
19  
9
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
bonjour  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Merci  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Bonjour  

Please
Ndagusavye  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
Not available  
désolé  

Bye
N’agasaga  
au revoir  

I Love You
Not available  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Not available  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
10
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Ha  
African French  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
25
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
24
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
français  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Français  

French Name
rundi  
français  

German Name
Kirundi  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1500  
9th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Standard French  

Language Position
86  
99+
13  
12

Signed Forms
Not Available  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
fre  

ISO 639 3
run  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
rund1242  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Kirundi and French Language History

Comparison of Kirundi vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Kirundi and French language. History of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500 whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th 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 French Language History.

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Kirundi and French 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 French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kirundi and French language. Kirundi word for "Hello" is Bwakeye or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Kirundi Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Kirundi vs French Difficulty

The Kirundi vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kirundi Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kirundi and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kirundi is Not Available while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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