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
  
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 in
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Filipino-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
  
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
  
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
8,200,000.00
  
11
Dialect 3
Shubi
  
Waray
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00
  
13
How Many People Speak?
8.80 million
  
99+
90.00 million
  
17
Speaking Population
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
  
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
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
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.
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.