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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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