Countries
Burma
Philippines
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
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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
Alphabets in
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
I Love You
Ndi waramutse
Iniibig kita
Excuse Me
Ndasaba
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Batangas Tagalog
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Batangas, Gabon
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Philippines
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Philippines
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
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Filipino
Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language
Signed Tagalog
Glottocode
rund1242
taga1269
Linguasphere
No data available
31-CKA
Language Linguistic Typology
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Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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