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Filipino and Kirundi


Kirundi and Filipino


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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language   
Kinyarwanda Language   

Derived From
Spanish Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28   
10
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
23   
13
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
Kumusta   
Bwakeye   

Thank You
Salamat   
Urakoze   

How Are You?
Kumusta   
Urakomeye?   

Good Night
magandang gabi   
Ijoro ryiza   

Good Evening
Magandang gabi   
Mwiriwe   

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon   
Mwiriwe   

Good Morning
Magandang umaga   
Mwaramutse   

Please
Mangyaring   
Ndagusavye   

Sorry
pinagsisisihan   
Not available   

Bye
Paalam   
N’agasaga   

I Love You
Mahal kita   
Not available   

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol   
Rwanda-Rundi   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   

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

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon   
Ha   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00   
11
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Waray   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00   
13
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million   
17
8.80 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
45.00 million   
23
8.80 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
Not Available   

Native Name
filipino   
íkiRǔndi   

Alternative Names
Pilipino   
Not Available   

French Name
filipino; pilipino   
rundi   

German Name
Pilipino   
Kirundi   

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
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
Filipino   
Kirundi   

Language Position
Not Available   
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
fil   
run   

ISO 639 2/B
fil   
run   

ISO 639 3
fil   
run   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fili1244   
rund1242   

Linguasphere
No Data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Filipino 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 Filipino and Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Filipino and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Filipino are spoken in different Filipino Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Filipino vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Filipino dialects include: Bikol, Hiligaynon. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Filipino and Kirundi Speaking population

Filipino and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available 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 Filipino and Kirundi on Filipino vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Filipino and Kirundi Language Codes

Filipino and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Filipino and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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