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Hmong and Kirundi


Kirundi and Hmong


Countries

Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam  
Burundi, Gambia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
  • Hmong language came from western part of China.
  
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  

Similar To
Thai and Lao Languages  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
74  
38
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
5  
2

How Many Consonants
60  
36
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9  
7
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
zoo hmo  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  
Mwaramutse  

Please
thov  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
Nyob zoo  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Laos  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
310,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw  
Ha  

Where They Speak
China  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
99+
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Hmong Do  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Vietnam  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
31,000,000.00  
19
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
4.00 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
3.70 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Hmong  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Mong  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
hmong  
rundi  

German Name
Miao-Sprachen  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[môŋ]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Hmong people  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
19  
1500  

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Hmong  
Kirundi  

Language Position
24  
22
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Hmong Sign Language  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hmn  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
hmn  
run  

ISO 639 3
hmv  
run  

ISO 639 6
hmn  
run  

Glottocode
firs1234  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Hmong and Kirundi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Hmong and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Hmong and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hmong are spoken in different Hmong Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hmong vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua, Hmong Daw. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Hmong and Kirundi Speaking population

Hmong and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Hmong and Kirundi on Hmong vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hmong and Kirundi Language Codes

Hmong and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hmong and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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