Kirundi , also known as Rundi , is a Bantu language and the national language of Burundi . It is a dialect of Rwanda-Rundi dialect continuum that is also spoken in Rwanda and adjacent parts of Tanzania (in regions close to Kigoma), the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Uganda , as well as in Kenya . Kirundi is mutually intelligible with Kinyarwanda , the national language of Rwanda , and the two form parts of the wider dialect continuum known as Rwanda-Rundi .
12-493: [REDACTED] Look up RN or rn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. RN or Rn may refer to: Places [ edit ] Rio Grande do Norte , Brazilian state (ISO 3166-2:BR code RN) Province of Rimini , Italy (ISO 3166-2:IT code) County Roscommon , Ireland (code) Politics [ edit ] National Rally (France) ( Rassemblement national ),
24-399: A US FTC code used on clothing labels RN, then IATA code of Air Horizons , a former French airline RN, then IATA code of Rayani Air , a former Malaysian airline Kirundi language (ISO 639-1: RN) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title RN . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
36-512: A chemical element rn (newsreader) , a Usenet news client Newline , represented as \r\n in certain operating systems Euclidean space , with n dimensions, denoted by R n {\displaystyle {\textbf {R}}^{n}} or R n {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^{n}} Round nose, a type of bullet Recurrent nova , a class of repeating cataclysmic variable stars Other [ edit ] Royal Navy , military branch on
48-875: A far-right French political party Resistencia Nacional , a revolutionary socialist party in El Salvador Renovación Nacional or National Renewal (Chile) , a liberal conservative party in Chile Ruch Narodowy , a Polish far-right political party Fuerzas Armadas de la Resistencia Nacional , was the military arm of the National Resistance, a Salvadoran communist organization Resistencia Nicaragüense , Nicaraguan Contra rebels ''R.N.'', title of U.S. 37th President Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994, served 1969-1974), book of memoirs, published 1978 Science and technology [ edit ] Radon , symbol Rn,
60-455: A metrical or rhythmic structure. Some authors have expanded these more complex features of the tonal system noting that such properties are highly unusual for a tone system. Syllable structure in Rundi is considered to be CV, that is having no clusters, no coda consonants, and no complex vowel nuclei. It has been proposed that sequences that are CVV in the surface realization are actually CV in
72-540: Is phonemic . Rundi is a tonal language . There are two essential tones in Rundi: high and low (or H and L). Since Rundi has phonemic distinction on vowel length, when a long vowel changes from a low tone to a high tone it is marked as a rising tone. When a long vowel changes from a high tone to a low tone, it is marked as a falling tone. Rundi is often used in phonology to illustrate examples of Meeussen's rule In addition, it has been proposed that tones can shift by
84-493: Is active. In 2020, the Rundi Academy was established to help standardize and promote Kirundi. Although the literature on Rundi agrees on 5 vowels, the number of consonants can vary anywhere from 19 to 26 consonants. The table below is compiled from a survey of academic acceptance of Rundi consonants. The table below gives the vowel sounds of Rundi. All five vowels occur in long and short forms. The distinction
96-506: Is natively spoken by the Hutu , including Bakiga and other related ethnicities, as well as Tutsi , Twa and Hima among others have adopted the language. Neighbouring dialects of Kirundi are mutually intelligible with Ha , a language spoken in western Tanzania . Kirundi is one of the languages where Meeussen's rule , a rule describing a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages,
108-617: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RN&oldid=1246110108 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Spanish-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages RN">RN The requested page title contains unsupported characters : ">". Return to Main Page . Kirundi language Kirundi
120-682: The seas and air of the United Kingdom , plus other "Royal Navy" armed forces of Commonwealth of Nations such as the Dominion of Canada and the Commonwealth of Australia Radio National , Australia Registered nurse , a licensed health care provider RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon , an autobiography of 37th U.S. President Richard M. Nixon . (1913-1994, served 1969-1974), published 1978 Registered Identification Number ,
132-427: The underlying deep structure , with the consonant coalescing with the first vowel. Rundi has been shown to have properties of consonant harmony particularly when it comes to sibilants. Meeussen described this harmony in his essay and it is investigated further by others. One example of this harmony is triggered by /ʃ/ and /ʒ/ and targets the set of /s/ and /z/ in preceding adjacent stem syllables. Kirundi
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#1732772566313144-649: Was recognized an official language in Burundi by the 1962 Constitution of the Kingdom of Burundi . In accordance with the constitution, many Burundian government orders, especially those printed in the Bulletin Officiel du Burundi from 1962 to 1963, were written in both French and Kirundi. After the constitution was suspended in 1966, Kirundi remained a de facto official language in the country, though its use in government documents declined. In 1972 Kirundi
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