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Kirundi vs Filipino


Filipino vs 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  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
-  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
Kumusta  

Thank You
Urakoze  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
Kumusta  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
Mwaramutse  
Magandang umaga  

Please
Ndagusavye  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Paalam  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
100,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
Ha  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
8,200,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
2,600,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.80 million  
99+
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
1.74 %  
11

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Pilipino  

French Name
rundi  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Kirundi  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Filipino people  

History

Origin
1500  
16th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Filipino  

Language Position
86  
99+
34  
32

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Filipino Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
fil  

ISO 639 3
run  
fil  

ISO 639 6
run  
fil  

Glottocode
rund1242  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Kirundi and Filipino Language History

Comparison of Kirundi vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Kirundi and Filipino language. History of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500 whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Kirundi and Filipino Language History.

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Kirundi and Filipino Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Kirundi and Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kirundi and Filipino language. Kirundi word for "Hello" is Bwakeye or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Kirundi Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Kirundi vs Filipino Difficulty

The Kirundi vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kirundi Alphabets and Filipino Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Kirundi and Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kirundi and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kirundi is 36 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.

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