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Vietnamese vs Kirundi


Kirundi vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37   
19
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào   
Bwakeye   

Thank You
Cam on   
Urakoze   

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   

Sorry
Xin lỗi   
Not available   

Bye
Tạm biệt   
N’agasaga   

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn   
Not available   

Excuse Me
Xin loi   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese   
Rwanda-Rundi   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese   
Ha   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
8.80 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)   
íkiRǔndi   

Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   
Not Available   

French Name
vietnamien   
rundi   

German Name
Vietnamesisch   
Kirundi   

Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   
Not Available   

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

History

Origin
c. 1440   
1500   

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese   
Kirundi   

Language Position
14   
13
86   
99+

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
vi   
rn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie   
run   

ISO 639 2/B
vie   
run   

ISO 639 3
vie   
run   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
viet1252   
rund1242   

Linguasphere
46-EBA   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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Vietnamese and Kirundi Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Kirundi language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Kirundi language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 whereas history of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Vietnamese and Kirundi Language History.

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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 Not Available.

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