Countries
Burma
  
Bhutan
  
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
  
Bhutan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Dzongkha Development Commission
  
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.
  
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Sikkimese Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Tibetan Language
  
Alphabets in
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Bwakeye
  
Kuzoozangpo La
  
Thank You
Urakoze
  
Kaadinchhey La
  
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
  
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
  
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
  
lek shom ay zim
  
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
  
Not Available
  
Please
Ndagusavye
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
Not available
  
Tsip maza
  
Bye
N’agasaga
  
Log Jay Gay
  
I Love You
Not available
  
Nga cheu lu ga
  
Excuse Me
Not available
  
Tsip maza
  
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Laya
  
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
Bhutan
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Ha
  
Lunana
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
Bhutan
  
Dialect 3
Shubi
  
Adap
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
Bhutan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
8.80 million
  
99+
0.64 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
8.80 million
  
99+
0.17 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
0.47 million
  
37
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
  
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
  
French Name
rundi
  
dzongkha
  
German Name
Kirundi
  
Dzongkha
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Ngalop people
  
Origin
1500
  
17th Century
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Kirundi
  
Dzongkha
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
rn
  
dz
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
run
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 2/B
run
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 3
run
  
dzo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
rund1242
  
nucl1307
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Kirundi and Dzongkha 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 Kirundi and Dzongkha greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kirundi and Dzongkha language. Kirundi word for "Hello" is Bwakeye or Dzongkha word for "Thank You" is Kaadinchhey La. Find more of such common Kirundi Greetings and Dzongkha Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kirundi vs Dzongkha Difficulty
The Kirundi vs Dzongkha difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kirundi Alphabets and Dzongkha 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 Kirundi and Dzongkha are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kirundi and Dzongkha, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kirundi is Not Available while to learn Dzongkha time required is Not Available.