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Bodo vs Kirundi


Kirundi vs Bodo


Countries

Countries
Assam, India  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Assam, India  
Burundi, Gambia  

Second Language
Not Available  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Not Available  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
  • Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
  • 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
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
45  
25
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
5  
2

How Many Consonants
25  
15
19  
9

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Greetings

Hello
Not Available  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Not Available  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
Not Available  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)  
Mwaramutse  

Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
Not Available  
Not available  

Bye
Not Available  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)  
Not available  

Excuse Me
Not Available  
Not available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

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

Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
990,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
153,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.60 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Native Name
बड़ो (boṛo)  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci  
Not Available  

French Name
Not Available  
rundi  

German Name
Not Available  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[bɔɽo]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
1913  
1500  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Not Available  
Kirundi  

Language Position
Not Available  
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
Not Available  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available  
run  

ISO 639 3
brx  
run  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
bodo1269  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
Not Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Bodo and Kirundi Language History

Comparison of Bodo vs Kirundi language history gives us differences between origin of Bodo and Kirundi language. History of Bodo language states that this language originated in 1913 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 Bodo and Kirundi Language History.

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Bodo 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 Bodo and Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bodo and Kirundi language. Bodo word for "Hello" is Not Available or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Bodo Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Bodo vs Kirundi Difficulty

The Bodo vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bodo 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 Bodo and Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bodo and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bodo is Not Available while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.

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