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Tagalog and Kirundi


Kirundi and Tagalog


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Burma   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
Burundi, Gambia   

Second Language
Filipinos   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia   
Africa, Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   
Kinyarwanda Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25   
7
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
18   
8
19   
9

Scripts
Baybayin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Kamusta   
Bwakeye   

Thank You
Salamat po   
Urakoze   

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?   
Urakomeye?   

Good Night
Magandang gabi   
Ijoro ryiza   

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po   
Mwiriwe   

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po   
Mwiriwe   

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po   
Mwaramutse   

Please
pakiusap   
Ndagusavye   

Sorry
pinagsisisihan   
Not available   

Bye
Paálam   
N’agasaga   

I Love You
Iniibig kita   
Not available   

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog   
Rwanda-Rundi   

Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon   
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda   

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

Dialect 2
Bisalog   
Ha   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
990,000.00   
25

Dialect 3
Filipino   
Shubi   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Tanzania   

How Many People Speak
90,000.00   
30
153,000.00   
24

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million   
24
8.80 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.42 %   
32
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
28.00 million   
29
8.80 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
Not Available   

Native Name
Tagalog   
íkiRǔndi   

Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino   
Not Available   

French Name
tagalog   
rundi   

German Name
Tagalog   
Kirundi   

Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Tagalog people   
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa   

History

Origin
1593   
1500   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Filipino   
Kirundi   

Language Position
58   
99+
86   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
t1   
rn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl   
run   

ISO 639 2/B
tgl   
run   

ISO 639 3
tg1   
run   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
taga1269   
rund1242   

Linguasphere
31-CKA   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Tagalog and Kirundi Speaking population

Tagalog and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. 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 Tagalog and Kirundi on Tagalog vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tagalog and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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