runTechnical information about ISO 639 language code run
The table below provides technical details for the Rundi language, designated by the run code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Rundi Native Ikirundi |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Standard (Central) RundiHutuTutsiTwa |
| Related languages | KinyarwandaHaGanda (Luganda)RunyankoreKiga |
| Key facts | Belongs to the Rwanda–Rundi subgroup of the Bantu familyShares over 80 % lexical similarity with Kinyarwanda, allowing mutual intelligibilityHas a system of roughly 16 noun classes that govern agreement throughout the sentenceUses two phonemic tones (high and low) that distinguish both words and grammatical categoriesWritten with a Latin-based orthography standardized in the mid-20th century. |
| Sample phrase | Mwiriwe, umeze gute? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Rundi language, identified by the code run, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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