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Kirundi and Thai


Thai and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
Thailand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
Thailand   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   

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.
  
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khmer Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
32   
21

How Many Consonants
19   
9
44   
33

Scripts
Latin   
Thai   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Thank You
Urakoze   
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   

Please
Ndagusavye   
โปรด (Pord)   

Sorry
Not available   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Bye
N’agasaga   
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   

I Love You
Not available   
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   

Excuse Me
Not available   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Isan   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
Isan   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Ha   
Northern Thai   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Northern Thailand   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
6,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Southern Thai   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
4,500,000.00   
8

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
9   
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million   
99+
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.85 %   
23

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
20.00 million   
37

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
40.00 million   
15

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
ภาษาไทย   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   

French Name
rundi   
thaï   

German Name
Kirundi   
Thailändisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   

History

Origin
1500   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Thai   

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Thai   

Language Position
86   
99+
47   
34

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Thai Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
th   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
tha   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
tha   

ISO 639 3
run   
tha   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
thai1261   

Linguasphere
No data available   
47-AAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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

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Kirundi and Thai Speaking population

Kirundi and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 %. 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 Thai on Kirundi vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Thai Language Codes

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

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