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Hmong and Kirundi


Kirundi and Hmong


Countries

Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam   
Burundi, Gambia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
  • Hmong language came from western part of China.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Kinyarwanda Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
74   
38
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
5   
2

How Many Consonants
60   
36
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
9   
7
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)   
Bwakeye   

Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)   
Urakoze   

How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)   
Urakomeye?   

Good Night
zoo hmo   
Ijoro ryiza   

Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj   
Mwiriwe   

Good Afternoon
zoo tav su   
Mwiriwe   

Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov   
Mwaramutse   

Please
thov   
Ndagusavye   

Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)   
Not available   

Bye
Not Available   
N’agasaga   

I Love You
Kuv hlub koj   
Not available   

Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hmong Njua   
Rwanda-Rundi   

Where They Speak
Laos   
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   

How Many People Speak
310,000.00   
37
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Hmong Daw   
Ha   

Where They Speak
China   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00   
21
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Hmong Do   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
Vietnam   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
3.70 million   
99+
8.80 million   
99+

Native Name
Hmong   
íkiRǔndi   

Alternative Names
Mong   
Not Available   

French Name
hmong   
rundi   

German Name
Miao-Sprachen   
Kirundi   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hmong people   
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   

History

Origin
19   
1500   

Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Hmong   
Kirundi   

Language Position
Not Available   
86   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
rn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
run   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
run   

ISO 639 3
hmv   
run   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
firs1234   
rund1242   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Hmong and Kirundi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Hmong and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Hmong and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hmong are spoken in different Hmong Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hmong vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua, Hmong Daw. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Hmong and Kirundi Speaking population

Hmong and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hmong and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Hmong and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Hmong and Kirundi on Hmong vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hmong and Kirundi Language Codes

Hmong and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hmong and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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