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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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