Countries
Burma
  
Philippines
  
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
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Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Balangao
  
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Ha
  
Bontoc
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 3
Shubi
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Tanzania
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
8.80 million
  
99+
9.10 million
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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Language Morphological Typology
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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.
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.