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Kirundi and Cebuano


Cebuano and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Hoy  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
Ndagusavye  
Palihug  

Sorry
Not available  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Babay  

I Love You
Not available  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
Not available  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Bohol  

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

Dialect 2
Ha  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
southern Leyte  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
25
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Shubi  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
northern part of Leyte  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
24
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
Not Available  

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.32 %  
38

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
14.50 million  
19

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
rundi  
cebuano  

German Name
Kirundi  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
1500  
16th century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
86  
99+
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
run  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
rund1242  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Kirundi and Cebuano Speaking population

Kirundi and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Kirundi and Cebuano on Kirundi vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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