Zulu and Kirundi
Countries
South Africa
Burma
National Language
South Africa
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
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Interesting Facts
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
- 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
Xhosa Language
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
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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
Ngiyabonga
Urakoze
How Are You?
unjani
Urakomeye?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
Mwaramutse
Please
Ngiyacela
Ndagusavye
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
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I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
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Excuse Me
Uxolo
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Dialect 1
Qwabe
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Ha
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
isiZulu
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
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German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Kirundi
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Zulu people
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Beatu
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Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Kirundi
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
zulu1248
rund1242
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
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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 Zulu 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 Zulu and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Kirundi Speaking population
Zulu and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % 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 Zulu and Kirundi on Zulu vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Kirundi Language Codes
Zulu and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.