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Kirundi and Hmong


Hmong and Kirundi


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

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

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Thai and Lao Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
74  
38

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
14  
11

How Many Consonants
19  
9
60  
36

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
9  
7

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)  

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

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
zoo hmo  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
zoo yav tsaus ntuj  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
zoo tav su  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
zoo thaum sawv ntxov  

Please
Ndagusavye  
thov  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Nyob zoo  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Kuv hlub koj  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
zam txim rau kuv  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Hmong Njua  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Laos  

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

Dialect 2
Ha  
Hmong Daw  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
China  

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

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Hmong Do  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Vietnam  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
3.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
4.00 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
Hmong  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Mong  

French Name
rundi  
hmong  

German Name
Kirundi  
Miao-Sprachen  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[môŋ]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Hmong people  

History

Origin
1500  
19  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Hmong–Mien Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Hmong  

Language Position
86  
99+
24  
22

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Hmong Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
hmn  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
hmn  

ISO 639 3
run  
hmv  

ISO 639 6
run  
hmn  

Glottocode
rund1242  
firs1234  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Kirundi and Hmong 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 Kirundi and Hmong dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Hmong language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Hmong Dialects are spoken in different Hmong speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Hmong Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua , Hmong Daw. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kirundi and Hmong Speaking population

Kirundi and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hmong 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 Kirundi and Hmong on Kirundi vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Hmong Language Codes

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

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