Countries
Philippines
  
Burma
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Burundi, Gambia
  
Second Language
Philippines
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
- 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
Hiligaynon Language
  
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Derived From
Island of Cebu
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Hoy
  
Bwakeye
  
Thank You
Salamat
  
Urakoze
  
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
  
Urakomeye?
  
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
  
Ijoro ryiza
  
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
  
Mwaramutse
  
Please
Palihug
  
Ndagusavye
  
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
  
Not available
  
Bye
Babay
  
N’agasaga
  
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
  
Not available
  
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
  
Not available
  
Dialect 1
Boholano
  
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Where They Speak
Bohol
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
  
Ha
  
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
North Kana
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
21.00 million
  
36
8.80 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
14.50 million
  
19
Not Available
  
Native Name
Visayan
  
íkiRǔndi
  
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
  
Not Available
  
French Name
cebuano
  
rundi
  
German Name
Cebuano
  
Kirundi
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Origin
16th century
  
1500
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
  
Kirundi
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
rn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ceb
  
run
  
ISO 639 2/B
ceb
  
run
  
ISO 639 3
ceb
  
run
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
cebu1242
  
rund1242
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
All Cebuano and Kirundi Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Cebuano and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cebuano and Kirundi Speaking population
Cebuano and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Cebuano and Kirundi on Cebuano vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cebuano and Kirundi Language Codes
Cebuano and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.