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Kirundi vs Ilocano


Ilocano 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  
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
-  
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
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
19  
9
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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  
mangngegda  

Sorry
Ndasubiza  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
N’agasaga  
Pakada  

I Love You
Ndi waramutse  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
Ndasaba  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
99+
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
12.00 million  
38
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
rundi  
ilocano  

German Name
Kirundi  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
1500  
18th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kirundi  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
86  
99+
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

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
run  
ilo  

Glottocode
rund1242  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
No data available  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Kirundi and Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Kirundi vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Kirundi and Ilocano language. History of Kirundi language states that this language originated in 1500 whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th 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 Ilocano Language History.

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Kirundi and Ilocano 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 Ilocano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kirundi and Ilocano language. Kirundi word for "Hello" is Bwakeye or Ilocano word for "Thank You" is Agyamanak. Find more of such common Kirundi Greetings and Ilocano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Kirundi vs Ilocano Difficulty

The Kirundi vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kirundi Alphabets and Ilocano 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 Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kirundi and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kirundi is 36 weeks while to learn Ilocano time required is 44 weeks.

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