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Cebuano and Kirundi


Kirundi and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Burundi, Gambia  

Second Language
Philippines  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • 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
Hiligaynon Language  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
Island of Cebu  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Salamat  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
Maayong Gabii  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag  
Mwaramutse  

Please
Palihug  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
Babay  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
28
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
Ha  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
North Kana  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
40
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
35
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Visayan  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
cebuano  
rundi  

German Name
Cebuano  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
16th century  
1500  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano  
Kirundi  

Language Position
62  
99+
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
run  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
run  

ISO 639 6
ceb  
run  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Cebuano and Kirundi Speaking population

Cebuano and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Kirundi on Cebuano vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Kirundi Language Codes

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