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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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