Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
  
Burma
  
National Language
Malaysia
  
Burundi, Gambia
  
Second Language
Indonesia
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia
  
Minority Language
Thailand
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  
- 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
Indonesian Language
  
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Derived From
Tamil Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Malaysian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kirundi-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
Hai
  
Bwakeye
  
Thank You
terima kasih
  
Urakoze
  
How Are You?
Apa khabar?
  
Urakomeye?
  
Good Night
Selamat Malam
  
Ijoro ryiza
  
Good Evening
Selamat Petang
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Morning
Selamat pagi
  
Mwaramutse
  
Please
sila
  
Ndagusavye
  
Sorry
maaf
  
Not available
  
Bye
Selamat tinggal
  
N’agasaga
  
I Love You
Saya sayang kamu
  
Not available
  
Excuse Me
Maafkan saya
  
Not available
  
Dialect 1
Bengkulu
  
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00
  
25
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Pekal
  
Ha
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Tanzania
  
Dialect 3
Musi
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
3,100,000.00
  
11
How Many People Speak?
175.00 million
  
10
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
77.00 million
  
12
8.80 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
98.00 million
  
8
Not Available
  
Native Name
Bahasa melayu
  
íkiRǔndi
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
French Name
malais
  
rundi
  
German Name
Malaiisch
  
Kirundi
  
Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Origin
c. 683 AD
  
1500
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
  
Kirundi
  
Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
ms
  
rn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
msa
  
run
  
ISO 639 2/B
may
  
run
  
ISO 639 3
zsm
  
run
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1306
  
rund1242
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
  
Not Available
  
All Malaysian 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 Malaysian and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Malaysian and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malaysian are spoken in different Malaysian Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malaysian vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu, Pekal. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malaysian and Kirundi Speaking population
Malaysian and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % 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 Malaysian and Kirundi on Malaysian vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malaysian and Kirundi Language Codes
Malaysian and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malaysian and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.