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Slovak vs Kirundi


Kirundi vs Slovak


Countries

Countries
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia  
Burundi, Gambia  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
  • Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written 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
Czech Language  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
Czech-Slovak Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
46  
26
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15  
12
5  
2

How Many Consonants
38  
27
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Ahoj  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Ďakujem vám  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Ako sa máte?  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
Dobrú noc  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
Dobrý večer  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
Dobré popoludnie  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
Dobré ráno  
Mwaramutse  

Please
Prosím  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
Pardón!  
Not available  

Bye
Dovidenia  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
Ľúbim Ťa  
Not available  

Excuse Me
Prepáčte!  
Not available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Slovak  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
20,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Central Slovak  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
990,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Western Slovak  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
153,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
5.20 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
5.20 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Native Name
slovenčina  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Slovakian, Slovencina  
Not Available  

French Name
slovaque  
rundi  

German Name
Slowakisch  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Slovaks  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
6th Century  
1500  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Slavic  
Not Available  

Branch
Western  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Slavic  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Slovak  
Kirundi  

Language Position
Not Available  
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
sk  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
slk  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
slo  
run  

ISO 639 3
slk  
run  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
slov1269  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
53-AAA-db  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Not Available  

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Slovak and Kirundi Language History

Comparison of Slovak vs Kirundi language history gives us differences between origin of Slovak and Kirundi language. History of Slovak language states that this language originated in 6th Century whereas history of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Slovak and Kirundi Language History.

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Slovak and Kirundi 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 Slovak and Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Slovak and Kirundi language. Slovak word for "Hello" is Ahoj or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Slovak Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Slovak vs Kirundi Difficulty

The Slovak vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Slovak Alphabets and Kirundi 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 Slovak and Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Slovak and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Slovak is 44 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.

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