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Tagalog and Kirundi


Kirundi and Tagalog


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Burundi, Gambia  

Second Language
Filipinos  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia  
Africa, Asia  

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

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • 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".
  
  • 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25  
7
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
19  
9

Scripts
Baybayin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Kamusta  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
Salamat po  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
Magandang gabi  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po  
Mwaramutse  

Please
pakiusap  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
Paálam  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
Iniibig kita  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog  
Rwanda-Rundi  

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

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

Dialect 2
Bisalog  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Tanzania  

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

Dialect 3
Filipino  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Tanzania  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
Tagalog  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
tagalog  
rundi  

German Name
Tagalog  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Tagalog people  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
1593  
1500  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Kirundi  

Language Position
58  
99+
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tagalog  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
t1  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
tgl  
run  

ISO 639 3
tg1  
run  

ISO 639 6
tgl  
run  

Glottocode
taga1269  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
31-CKA  
No data available  

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

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Tagalog and Kirundi Speaking population

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

Tagalog and Kirundi Language Codes

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

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