Xhosa and Kirundi
Countries
South Africa
Burma
National Language
South Africa
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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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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Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Urakoze
How Are You?
Unjani
Urakomeye?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
Molo
Mwaramutse
Please
Ndicela
Ndagusavye
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
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Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
N’agasaga
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
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Excuse Me
Uxolo
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Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
South Africa
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
South Africa
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
South Africa
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
isiXhosa
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
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German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Kirundi
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
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
isiXhosa
Kirundi
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
xhos1239
rund1242
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
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Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Kirundi Speaking population
Xhosa and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Kirundi on Xhosa vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Kirundi Language Codes
Xhosa and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.