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Filipino vs Kirundi


Kirundi vs 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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Filipino and Kirundi Language History

Comparison of Filipino vs Kirundi language history gives us differences between origin of Filipino and Kirundi language. History of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century 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 Filipino and Kirundi Language History.

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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.

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