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Kirundi vs Dzongkha


Dzongkha vs Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
21   
3
95   
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
19   
9
30   
20

Scripts
Latin   
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Greetings

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   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Laya   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
Bhutan   

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

Dialect 2
Ha   
Lunana   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Adap   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
Not Available   

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
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   

History

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
86   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

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   

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Kirundi and Dzongkha Language History

Comparison of Kirundi vs Dzongkha language history gives us differences between origin of Kirundi and Dzongkha language. History of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500 whereas history of Dzongkha language states that this language originated in 17th Century. 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 Kirundi and Dzongkha Language History.

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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.

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