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Ilocano vs Kirundi


Kirundi vs 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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Ilocano and Kirundi Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs Kirundi language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and Kirundi language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th 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 Ilocano and Kirundi Language History.

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Ilocano and Kirundi Greetings

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Ilocano vs Kirundi Difficulty

The Ilocano vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is Not Available while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.

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