National Language
Vietnam
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Czech Republic
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
- The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
- 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
Chinese Language
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
Chinese Language
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Alphabets in
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How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?
Urakomeye?
Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
Chào buổi tối
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng
Mwaramutse
Please
xin vui lòng
Ndagusavye
I Love You
tôi yêu bạn
Ndi waramutse
Excuse Me
Xin loi
Ndasaba
Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese
Ha
Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
Tanzania
Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Shubi
Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Tanzania
Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
Rundi, Urundi
French Name
vietnamien
rundi
German Name
Vietnamesisch
Kirundi
Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
[kɪˈrʊndi]
Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese
Kirundi
Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages
Kirundi Sign Language
Glottocode
viet1252
rund1242
Linguasphere
46-EBA
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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Vietnamese and Kirundi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Vietnamese and Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Vietnamese and Kirundi language. Vietnamese word for "Hello" is Xin chào or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Vietnamese Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Vietnamese vs Kirundi Difficulty
The Vietnamese vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Vietnamese Alphabets and Kirundi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Vietnamese and Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Vietnamese and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Vietnamese is 44 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is 36 weeks.