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Urdu and Kirundi


Kirundi and Urdu


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Pakistan   
Burundi, Gambia   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania   
Africa, Asia   

Minority Language
India   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
  • 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages   
Kinyarwanda Language   

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52   
31
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
5   
2

How Many Consonants
40   
29
19   
9

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
خوش آمديد   
Bwakeye   

Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ   
Urakoze   

How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟   
Urakomeye?   

Good Night
گڈ نائٹ   
Ijoro ryiza   

Good Evening
سلام علیکم   
Mwiriwe   

Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون   
Mwiriwe   

Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ   
Mwaramutse   

Please
براہ مہربانی   
Ndagusavye   

Sorry
معاف کرنا   
Not available   

Bye
الوداع   
N’agasaga   

I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت   
Not available   

Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dakhini   
Rwanda-Rundi   

Where They Speak
India   
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00   
12
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu   
Ha   

Where They Speak
India   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Rekhta   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
South Asia   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
104.00 million   
15
8.80 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.99 %   
20
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
61.00 million   
19
8.80 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
43.00 million   
14
Not Available   

Native Name
اُردُو   
íkiRǔndi   

Alternative Names
Bihari   
Not Available   

French Name
ourdou   
rundi   

German Name
Urdu   
Kirundi   

Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   

History

Origin
12th Century CE   
1500   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu   
Kirundi   

Language Position
20   
18
86   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ur   
rn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
urd   
run   

ISO 639 2/B
urd   
run   

ISO 639 3
urd   
run   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
urdu1245   
rund1242   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-q   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Urdu and Kirundi Speaking population

Urdu and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Kirundi on Urdu vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Urdu and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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