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Arabic vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs Arabic


Countries

Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
23  
4
1  
14

National Language
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  
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
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Amharic and Hebrew  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28  
10
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
28  
18
20  
10

Scripts
Arabic  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
مرحبا  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
شكرا  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
كيف حالك؟  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
تصبح على خير  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
مساء الخير  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
مساء الخير  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
صباح الخير  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
من فضلك  
Not available  

Sorry
آسف  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
وداعا  
Pakada  

I Love You
أحبك  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
اعذرني  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maghrebi  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Sudanese  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Sudan  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
17,000,000.00  
6
41,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Levantine  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Cyprus, Levant  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
3
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
26  
22
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
452.00 million  
4
9.10 million  
99+

Speaking Population
4.43 %  
6
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
206.00 million  
6
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
246.00 million  
2
Not Available  

Native Name
(al arabiya) العربية  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
arabe  
ilocano  

German Name
Arabisch  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Arabs  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
512 CE  
18th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Not Available  

Branch
North Arabic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Arabic  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
25  
21
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Arabic  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ar  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ara  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
ara  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
ara  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
arab1395  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
12-AAC  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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Arabic and Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Arabic vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Arabic and Ilocano language. History of Arabic language states that this language originated in 512 CE 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 Arabic and Ilocano Language History.

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

Arabic vs Ilocano Difficulty

The Arabic vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Arabic 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 Arabic and Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Arabic and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Arabic is 88 weeks while to learn Ilocano time required is Not Available.

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