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Ilocano and Kirundi


Kirundi and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
Burundi, Gambia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
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
Commission on the Filipino Language   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • 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, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Kinyarwanda Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
19   
9

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw   
Bwakeye   

Thank You
Agyamanak   
Urakoze   

How Are You?
Kumusta?   
Urakomeye?   

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii   
Ijoro ryiza   

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam   
Mwiriwe   

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem   
Mwiriwe   

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat   
Mwaramutse   

Please
Not available   
Ndagusavye   

Sorry
Agpakawanak   
Not available   

Bye
Pakada   
N’agasaga   

I Love You
Ayayatenka   
Not available   

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao   
Rwanda-Rundi   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   

How Many People Speak
21,000.00   
99+
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
Ha   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Not present   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
Not present   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million   
99+
8.80 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.14 %   
99+
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
9.10 million   
99+
8.80 million   
99+

Native Name
ilokano   
íkiRǔndi   

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko   
Not Available   

French Name
ilocano   
rundi   

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache   
Kirundi   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Ilocano people   
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   

History

Origin
18th 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
Modern Ilocano   
Kirundi   

Language Position
94   
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
ilo   
run   

ISO 639 2/B
ilo   
run   

ISO 639 3
ilo   
run   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ilok1237   
rund1242   

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

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Ilocano and Kirundi Speaking population

Ilocano and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Kirundi on Ilocano vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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