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Malagasy and Kirundi


Kirundi and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Burundi, Gambia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa, 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
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Mwaramutse  

Please
azafady  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Not available  

Bye
Veloma!  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Not available  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Not available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
20,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
24
990,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Not Available  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
153,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
8.80 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
40
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
8.80 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Not Available  

French Name
malgache  
rundi  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1500  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Not Available  

Branch
Indonesian  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Kirundi  

Language Position
84  
99+
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
run  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
run  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mala1537  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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All Malagasy and Kirundi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Malagasy and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malagasy and Kirundi Speaking population

Malagasy and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Malagasy and Kirundi on Malagasy vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Kirundi Language Codes

Malagasy and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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