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Kirundi

Kirundi (), also known as Rundi, is a Bantu language and the national language of Burundi. It is mutually intelligible with Kinyarwanda, the national language of Rwanda, and the two form parts of the Rwanda-Rundi dialect continuum spoken in Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Kenya.

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Kirundi is a Bantu language spoken in Burundi, where it serves as the national language, and is closely related to Kinyarwanda, the national language of Rwanda. It is part of a broader dialect continuum shared across several East and Central African countries, making it an important language for communication and cultural identity in the region.

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Language.name: Rundi
Language.nativename: Ikirundi
Language.states: Burundi
Language.ethnicity: HutuTutsiTwaGanwa
Language.speakers: million
Language.date: 2021
Language.ref: e27
Language.dia1: Ikibo
Language.dia2: Ikirundi
Language.dia3: Ikiragane
Language.dia4: Igisoni
Language.dia5: Ikinyabweru
Language.dia6: Ikiyogoma

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Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
Tone
Phonotactics
Consonant harmony
Orthography
Official use
Notes
References
External links

Kirundi is natively spoken by the Hutu (including the Bakiga), Tutsi, Twa, and the Hima people; other related ethnicities have also adopted Kirundi as their mother tongue. Neighbouring dialects of Kirundi are mutually intelligible with Ha, a language spoken in western Tanzania.