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Dzongkha vs Kirundi


Kirundi vs Dzongkha


Countries

Countries
Bhutan  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bhutan  
Burundi, Gambia  

Second Language
India  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
India  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
  • 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
Sikkimese Language  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
Tibetan Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
95  
39
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
30  
20
19  
9

Scripts
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Greetings

Hello
Kuzoozangpo La  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Kaadinchhey La  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
lek shom ay zim  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
Not Available  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
Not Available  
Mwaramutse  

Please
Not Available  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
Tsip maza  
Not available  

Bye
Log Jay Gay  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
Nga cheu lu ga  
Not available  

Excuse Me
Tsip maza  
Not available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Laya  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
1,100.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Lunana  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
700.00  
99+
990,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Adap  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Bhutan  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
153,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available  
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.17 million  
99+
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.47 million  
37
Not Available  

Native Name
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar  
Not Available  

French Name
dzongkha  
rundi  

German Name
Dzongkha  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
Not available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Ngalop people  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
17th Century  
1500  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Tibeto-Burman  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Dzongkha  
Kirundi  

Language Position
Not Available  
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
dz  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dzo  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
dzo  
run  

ISO 639 3
dzo  
run  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1307  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
No data 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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Dzongkha and Kirundi Language History

Comparison of Dzongkha vs Kirundi language history gives us differences between origin of Dzongkha and Kirundi language. History of Dzongkha language states that this language originated in 17th Century 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 Dzongkha and Kirundi Language History.

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Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha and Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Dzongkha and Kirundi language. Dzongkha word for "Hello" is Kuzoozangpo La or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Dzongkha Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Dzongkha vs Kirundi Difficulty

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

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