what language is spoken in burundi
Kirundi and French are the official and national languages of Burundi. Kirundi, also called Rundi, is a Bantu language spoken by about 4.5-8 million speakers, most of them living in Burundi, but also in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Congo-Kinshasa.Since the 40âs there is a standardised spelling system of Kirundi that is widely used.here are three major ethnic groups which are the Hutu or Bantu (85%), Tutsi or Hamitic (14%) and Twa or pygmy (1%).