Norwegian and Kirundi
National Language
Norway
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe, South America
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Nynorsk
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Norwegian Language Council
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Interesting Facts
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
- 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
Swedish and Danish Languages
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Norwegian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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How Are You?
hvordan har du det?
Urakomeye?
Good Night
god natt
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
god kveld
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
god ettermiddag
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
god morgen
Mwaramutse
Please
Vær så snill
Ndagusavye
Sorry
unnskyld
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I Love You
Jeg Elsker Deg
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Excuse Me
unnskyld meg
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Dialect 1
Jamtlandic
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Jamtland,Harjedalen
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Where They Speak
Sogn
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hallingmål-Valdris
Shubi
Where They Speak
Hallingdal, Valdres
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Norsk
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Norsk
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French Name
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien
rundi
German Name
Nynorsk
Kirundi
Pronunciation
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian)
[nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)
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Ethnicity
Norwegians
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Germanic
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Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
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Early Forms
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Nynorsk, Bokmål
Kirundi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Norwegian
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Scope
Macrolanguage
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
norw1258
rund1242
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg
No data available
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Norwegian 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 Norwegian and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Norwegian and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Norwegian are spoken in different Norwegian Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Norwegian vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Norwegian dialects include: Jamtlandic, Sognamål. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Norwegian and Kirundi Speaking population
Norwegian and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Norwegian and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Norwegian and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Norwegian language is Not Available 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 Norwegian and Kirundi on Norwegian vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Norwegian and Kirundi Language Codes
Norwegian and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Norwegian and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.