Kirundi

See also: kirundi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili Kirundi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪˈruːndi/, /kɪˈrʊndi/

Proper noun

Kirundi

1. The standardized dialect of the Bantu language Rwanda-Rundi which is spoken in Burundi.

Synonyms

• Rundi

Translations

language

• Cherokee: ᎷᏂᏗ (lunidi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 基隆迪語 / 基隆迪语 (Jīlóngdíyǔ), 隆迪語 / 隆迪语 (Lóngdíyǔ)

• Dutch: Kirundi (nl) n
• French: Kirundi m
• Polish: rundi (pl) n, kirundi (pl) n, urundi (pl) n
• Portuguese: rundi (pt) m
• Russian: ру́нди (ru) m (rúndi)
• Rwanda-Rundi: Ikirundi
• Swahili: Kirundi

Further reading

• ISO 639-1 code rn, ISO 639-3 code run (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Kirundi, run ⁠

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

Kirundi class VII (no plural)

1. The Kirundi language.