Swahili and Kirundi
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Burma
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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How Are You?
Habari gani?
Urakomeye?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Mwaramutse
Please
tafadhali
Ndagusavye
I Love You
nakupenda
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Excuse Me
Samahani
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Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Kilwa
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
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Speaking Population
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Native Name
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íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
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French Name
swahili
rundi
German Name
Swahili
Kirundi
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Kirundi
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
swah1254
rund1242
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data available
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Swahili 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 Swahili and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Kirundi Speaking population
Swahili and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili and Kirundi on Swahili vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Kirundi Language Codes
Swahili and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.