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Cebuano and Kirundi


Kirundi and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
21   
3
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks   
1
Not Available   

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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   
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
North Kana   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
8.80 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.32 %   
38
0.13 %   
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   

History

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   

Language Position
62   
99+
86   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

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   

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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.

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Cebuano and Kirundi Speaking population

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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.

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