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Thai vs Kirundi


Kirundi vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Thailand  
Burundi, Gambia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  
  • 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
Lao Language  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
Khmer Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32  
21
5  
2

How Many Consonants
44  
33
19  
9

Scripts
Thai  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  
Mwaramutse  

Please
โปรด (Pord)  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
Not available  

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  
Not available  

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
Not available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Isan  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

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

Dialect 2
Northern Thai  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
13
990,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Southern Thai  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
8
153,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
8.80 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.85 %  
23
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
20.00 million  
37
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million  
15
Not Available  

Native Name
ภาษาไทย  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  
Not Available  

French Name
thaï  
rundi  

German Name
Thailändisch  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
1500  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Thai  
Kirundi  

Language Position
47  
34
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
th  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
tha  
run  

ISO 639 3
tha  
run  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
thai1261  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Not Available  

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Thai and Kirundi Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Kirundi language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Kirundi language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE 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 Thai and Kirundi Language History.

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

Thai vs Kirundi Difficulty

The Thai vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Thai 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 Thai and Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Thai and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Thai is 44 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.

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