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Kirundi and Tagalog


Tagalog 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  
Filipinos  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia, Australia  

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

Regulated By
-  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  

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.
  
  • 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".
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
25  
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Baybayin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Kamusta  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Salamat po  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Kamusta ka na?  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
Magandang gabi  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Magandang gabi po  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Magandang hapon po  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Magandang umaga po  

Please
Ndagusavye  
pakiusap  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Paálam  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Iniibig kita  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Batangas Tagalog  

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

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Ha  
Bisalog  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Filipino  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
90,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
Tagalog  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Filipino, Pilipino  

French Name
rundi  
tagalog  

German Name
Kirundi  
Tagalog  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Tagalog people  

History

Origin
1500  
1593  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Filipino  

Language Position
86  
99+
58  
99+

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Signed Tagalog  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
t1  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
tgl  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
tgl  

ISO 639 3
run  
tg1  

ISO 639 6
run  
tgl  

Glottocode
rund1242  
taga1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
31-CKA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kirundi and Tagalog Speaking population

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

Kirundi and Tagalog Language Codes

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

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