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Xhosa vs Kirundi


Kirundi vs Xhosa


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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
Not Available  
Not Available  

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  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
43  
32
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Molo  
Bwakeye  

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  
Not available  

Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda  
Not available  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Not available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gcaleka  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
20,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Thembu  
Ha  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
990,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Hlubi  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
153,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
20.00 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.20 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
21
Not Available  

Native Name
isiXhosa  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa  
Not Available  

French Name
xhosa  
rundi  

German Name
Xhosa-Sprache  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
16th Century  
1500  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Not Available  

Branch
Bantu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
isiXhosa  
Kirundi  

Language Position
Not Available  
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
xh  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
xho  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
xho  
run  

ISO 639 3
xho  
run  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
xhos1239  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Xhosa and Kirundi Language History

Comparison of Xhosa vs Kirundi language history gives us differences between origin of Xhosa and Kirundi language. History of Xhosa language states that this language originated in 16th Century whereas history of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Xhosa and Kirundi Language History.

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Xhosa and Kirundi Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Xhosa and Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Xhosa and Kirundi language. Xhosa word for "Hello" is Molo or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Xhosa Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Xhosa vs Kirundi Difficulty

The Xhosa vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Xhosa Alphabets and Kirundi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Xhosa and Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Xhosa and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Xhosa is 44 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.

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