Countries
Burma
  
Philippines
  
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 in
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Cebuano-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
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Shubi
  
North Kana
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
northern part of Leyte
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
8.80 million
  
99+
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.
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.