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Kirundi and Vietnamese


Vietnamese and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
Vietnam   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Czech Republic   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
19   
9
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
Xin chào   

Thank You
Urakoze   
Cam on   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
Ndagusavye   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
Not available   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
N’agasaga   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
Not available   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
Not available   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Northern Vietnamese   

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

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

Dialect 2
Ha   
North-central Vietnamese   

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

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
5   
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

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

French Name
rundi   
vietnamien   

German Name
Kirundi   
Vietnamesisch   

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

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

History

Origin
1500   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Kirundi   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
86   
99+
14   
13

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
rn   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
vie   

ISO 639 3
run   
vie   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
No data available   
46-EBA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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All Kirundi and Vietnamese 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 Kirundi and Vietnamese dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Vietnamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Vietnamese Dialects are spoken in different Vietnamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Vietnamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese , North-central Vietnamese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kirundi and Vietnamese Speaking population

Kirundi and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 %. 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 Kirundi and Vietnamese on Kirundi vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Vietnamese Language Codes

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