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Kirundi and Vietnamese


Vietnamese and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Vietnam  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Czech Republic  

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.
  
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
-  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
19  
9
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Xin chào  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Cam on  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
Ndagusavye  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Northern Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
76,000,000.00  
11

Dialect 2
Ha  
North-central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
91.00 million  
16

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  

French Name
rundi  
vietnamien  

German Name
Kirundi  
Vietnamesisch  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
1500  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
86  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
vie  

ISO 639 3
run  
vie  

ISO 639 6
run  
vie  

Glottocode
rund1242  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
No data available  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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

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Kirundi and Vietnamese Speaking population

Kirundi and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 %. 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 Vietnamese on Kirundi vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Vietnamese Language Codes

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

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