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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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