Countries
Burma
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Not Available
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Malayalam
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
Bwakeye
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Urakoze
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Ndagusavye
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Not available
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
N’agasaga
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
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நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
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என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Kongu
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Ha
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Shubi
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Tanzania
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
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Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
German Name
Kirundi
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
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tam
Glottocode
rund1242
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Kirundi and Tamil 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 Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kirundi and Tamil language. Kirundi word for "Hello" is Bwakeye or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Kirundi Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kirundi vs Tamil Difficulty
The Kirundi vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kirundi Alphabets and Tamil 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 Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kirundi and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kirundi is Not Available while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.
