Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Burma
  
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
  
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Alphabets in
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Dialect 3
Rekhta
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
South Asia
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
104.00 million
  
15
8.80 million
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
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
  
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
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.
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.