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Vietnamese vs Kirundi


Kirundi vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Vietnam  
Burundi, Gambia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Czech Republic  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

Derived From
Chinese Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Cam on  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
Mwaramutse  

Please
xin vui lòng  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
Not available  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
Not available  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
Not available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Rwanda-Rundi  

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

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

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Ha  

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
990,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
153,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
17
Not Available  

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
íkiRǔndi  

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

French Name
vietnamien  
rundi  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Kirundi  

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

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

History

Origin
c. 1440  
1500  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese  
Kirundi  

Language Position
14  
13
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
run  

ISO 639 3
vie  
run  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
viet1252  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
46-EBA  
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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Vietnamese and Kirundi Language History

Comparison of Vietnamese vs Kirundi language history gives us differences between origin of Vietnamese and Kirundi language. History of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440 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 Vietnamese and Kirundi Language History.

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

Vietnamese vs Kirundi Difficulty

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

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