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Kirundi and Filipino


Filipino 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   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language   
Tagalog Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Spanish Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
28   
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
19   
9
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye   
Kumusta   

Thank You
Urakoze   
Salamat   

How Are You?
Urakomeye?   
Kumusta   

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza   
magandang gabi   

Good Evening
Mwiriwe   
Magandang gabi   

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe   
Magandang hapon   

Good Morning
Mwaramutse   
Magandang umaga   

Please
Ndagusavye   
Mangyaring   

Sorry
Not available   
pinagsisisihan   

Bye
N’agasaga   
Paalam   

I Love You
Not available   
Mahal kita   

Excuse Me
Not available   
patawarin ninyo ako   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi   
Bikol   

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   
Philippines   

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

Dialect 2
Ha   
Hiligaynon   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
990,000.00   
25
8,200,000.00   
11

Dialect 3
Shubi   
Waray   

Where They Speak
Tanzania   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
153,000.00   
24
2,600,000.00   
13

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million   
99+
90.00 million   
17

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.80 million   
99+
45.00 million   
23

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
íkiRǔndi   
filipino   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Pilipino   

French Name
rundi   
filipino; pilipino   

German Name
Kirundi   
Pilipino   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   
Not Available   

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   
Filipino   

Language Position
86   
99+
Not Available   

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   
fil   

ISO 639 2/B
run   
fil   

ISO 639 3
run   
fil   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
rund1242   
fili1244   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No Data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Kirundi and Filipino Speaking population

Kirundi and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available. 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 Filipino on Kirundi vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Filipino Language Codes

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

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