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
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 in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
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
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
  
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
Dialect 3
Waray
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00
  
13
How Many People Speak?
90.00 million
  
17
8.80 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
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
  
Filipino 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 Filipino and Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Kirundi language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Filipino vs Kirundi Difficulty
The Filipino vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino 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 Filipino and Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.