Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kirundi

/kɪˈruːndi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kirun-di
IPA: /kɪˈruːndi/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili Kirundi.

Synonyms

Rundi

Questions

How do you pronounce kirundi?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɪˈruːndi/.
What does kirundi mean?: The standardized dialect of the Bantu language Rwanda-Rundi which is spoken in Burundi.
Where does kirundi come from?: Borrowed from Swahili Kirundi.

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