Kirundi
Language Information
Kirundi is spoken in Burundi, where it is the national language and is spoken by nearly the entire population, and by Burundian communities in Tanzania, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kirundi is a Bantu language with about 12 million speakers. It is mutually intelligible with Kinyarwanda of Rwanda. It is an official language of Burundi, along with French and English, and is written in the Roman alphabet.
Kirundi is a Bantu language with about 12 million speakers. It is mutually intelligible with Kinyarwanda of Rwanda. It is an official language of Burundi, along with French and English, and is written in the Roman alphabet.
Kirundi is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Benue-Congo
- Branch
- Bantu
Kirundi Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Rundi
Abantu bose bavuka bishira bakizana kandi bangana mu gateka no mu ngingo zibubahiriza. Bafise ubwenge n'umutima kandi bategerezwa kwubahana nk'abavandimwe.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights