Countries
Burma
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
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.
  
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Bwakeye
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
Urakoze
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
Ndagusavye
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
Not available
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
N’agasaga
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
Not available
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
Not available
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Ha
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Shubi
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
8.80 million
  
99+
154.30 million
  
12
Native Speakers
8.80 million
  
99+
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
rundi
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Kirundi
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
1500
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Kirundi
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
rn
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
run
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
run
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
run
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
rund1242
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Kirundi and Punjabi 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 Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kirundi and Punjabi language. Kirundi word for "Hello" is Bwakeye or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common Kirundi Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kirundi vs Punjabi Difficulty
The Kirundi vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kirundi Alphabets and Punjabi 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 Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kirundi and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kirundi is Not Available while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.