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Telugu and Kirundi


Kirundi and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
Burundi, Gambia   

Second Language
Karnataka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Asia   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
  • 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
Tamil   
Kinyarwanda Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60   
35
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
5   
2

How Many Consonants
41   
30
19   
9

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)   
Bwakeye   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
Urakoze   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
Urakomeye?   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
Ijoro ryiza   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
Mwiriwe   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
Mwiriwe   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
Mwaramutse   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
Ndagusavye   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
Not available   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
N’agasaga   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
Not available   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Rwanda-Rundi   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Ha   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
8.80 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
8.80 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
Not Available   

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
íkiRǔndi   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Not Available   

French Name
télougou   
rundi   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Kirundi   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   

History

Origin
c. 575   
1500   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Kirundi   

Language Position
15   
14
86   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
rn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
run   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
run   

ISO 639 3
tel   
run   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
telu1262   
rund1242   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Telugu 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 Telugu and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Telugu and Kirundi Speaking population

Telugu and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % 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 Telugu and Kirundi on Telugu vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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