Kirundi

• Alternate names: Kirundi, Urundi Also: in Tanzania -- Kirundi
• Scriptures published: Bible (1967) New Testament (1951) Old Testament (2010) Portions (1920--1986)
• Literacy: Literacy rate in first language: 55%. Taught in primary schools. Y, as a subject
• Primary country: Burundi
• Region: Widespread
• Also used in: Rwanda, United Republic of Tanzania
• Religion: Christian, Muslim
• Status: Statutory national language in Burundi
• Number of users: 10,150,000 (10,000,000; 150,000 in Tanzania (Johnstone 1993))

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Faith Comes by Hearing:
• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Kirundi
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Kirundi on the web
• Joshua Project: Kirundi — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Kirundi — detailed linguistic information.