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Kirundi and Ilocano


Ilocano 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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
19  
9
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
4  
3

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
Ndagusavye  
Not available  

Sorry
Not available  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Pakada  

I Love You
Not available  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
Not available  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
10
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
25
41,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
24
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
rundi  
ilocano  

German Name
Kirundi  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
1500  
18th 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  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
86  
99+
94  
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  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
run  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
rund1242  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
No data available  
31-CBA-a  

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

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Kirundi and Ilocano Speaking population

Kirundi and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Kirundi vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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