The Jeliya catalogue uses Ikirundi / Kirundi. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Rundi (rund1242). Its ISO 639-3 code is run. [1]
Draft — awaiting native-speaker review
Spoken principally in Burundi; closely related to Kinyarwanda but with its own conventions.
Opening retained from the existing catalogue; awaiting editorial and speaker review.The Jeliya catalogue uses Ikirundi / Kirundi. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Rundi (rund1242). Its ISO 639-3 code is run. [1]
Glottolog associates this record with the following country codes: BI, CD, RW, TZ, UG. Catalogue locations do not enumerate diaspora or second-language use. [1]
No dated, scope-checked speaker estimate has been approved for this page.
The catalogue classification follows this sequence: Atlantic-Congo → Volta-Congo → Benue-Congo → Bantoid → Southern Bantoid → Narrow Bantu → East Bantu → Northeast Savanna Bantu → Great Lakes Bantu → Western Lakes Bantu → Kivu → West Highlands Kivu → Rundic. [1]
The Glottolog bibliography includes a linguistic description attributed to Decle, Lionel 1894 and a more recent one attributed to Cristini, Giovanni 2001. These are publication dates, not language origins. [1]
Latin spelling often leaves tone unmarked. Keep standard text and an independently checked tone annotation side by side.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.Five vowel qualities with length contrasts and high/low tone. Tone interacts with grammar and phrase boundaries; train perception before copying neighbouring-language rules.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.A PHOIBLE record links published sound-inventory descriptions for this language. Inventory analysis can differ by variety and study; example words, letter values and a learner-facing pronunciation table still require a checked reference and speaker recordings. [4]
A reviewed alphabet, sound-by-sound IPA guide and reference recordings are still needed.
Awaiting a cited, language-specific contribution and speaker review.
SVO, Bantu noun-class concord, tense/aspect inflection and extensions.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.Standard Kirundi
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.An entry separates the headword, part of speech, senses and cited examples. A variant is another documented form; a synonym is a different word with a related meaning. Derived expressions can have their own entry. Follow source links and variety tags before using a form.
Search the everyday spelling and check tone-marked forms. ɛ, ɔ, ɲ and ŋ are letters, not removable accents. Search tolerance does not mean two spellings are the same word. Save an entry to keep its stable identity in your wordbook.
Open the dictionaryAwaiting a cited, language-specific contribution and speaker review.
Editorial adaptation: Jeliya
Language reviewer: awaiting appointment
Last revision: 10/12/2026
Harald Hammarström, Robert Forkel, Martin Haspelmath and Sebastian Bank
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Source checked: 10/12/2026Cristini, Giovanni 2001
Source checked: 10/12/2026