Countries
Burma
  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
  
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Bwakeye
  
Halo
  
Thank You
Urakoze
  
matur nuwun
  
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
  
piye kabare?
  
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
  
wengi sing apik
  
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
  
Sugeng sọnten
  
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
  
Sugeng siang
  
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
  
Sugeng énjing
  
Please
Ndagusavye
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
Not available
  
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
Bye
N’agasaga
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
Not available
  
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Excuse Me
Not available
  
Nuwun séwu
  
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Kangean
  
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Ha
  
Bawean
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Shubi
  
Bangkalan
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
8.80 million
  
99+
15.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
8.80 million
  
99+
15.00 million
  
40
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
  
Madurese
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
French Name
rundi
  
madourais
  
German Name
Kirundi
  
Maduresisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Madurese
  
Origin
1500
  
Not Available
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Kirundi
  
Madurese
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
rn
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
run
  
mad
  
ISO 639 2/B
run
  
mad
  
ISO 639 3
run
  
mad
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
rund1242
  
madu1247
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
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Kirundi and Madurese 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 Madurese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kirundi and Madurese language. Kirundi word for "Hello" is Bwakeye or Madurese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Kirundi Greetings and Madurese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kirundi vs Madurese Difficulty
The Kirundi vs Madurese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kirundi Alphabets and Madurese 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 Madurese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kirundi and Madurese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kirundi is Not Available while to learn Madurese time required is 44 weeks.