Countries
Philippines
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Philippines
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
Similar To
Tagalog Language
  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Derived From
Spanish Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kumusta
  
Kablaaw
  
Thank You
Salamat
  
Agyamanak
  
How Are You?
Kumusta
  
Kumusta?
  
Good Night
magandang gabi
  
Naimbag a rabii
  
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
  
Naimbag a sardam
  
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
  
Naimbag a malem
  
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
  
Naimbag a bigat
  
Please
Mangyaring
  
Not available
  
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
  
Agpakawanak
  
Bye
Paalam
  
Pakada
  
I Love You
Mahal kita
  
Ayayatenka
  
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Maawan-dayawen
  
Dialect 1
Bikol
  
Balangao
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
  
Bontoc
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00
  
11
Dialect 3
Waray
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00
  
13
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
90.00 million
  
17
9.10 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
45.00 million
  
23
9.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
45.00 million
  
13
Not Available
  
Native Name
filipino
  
ilokano
  
Alternative Names
Pilipino
  
Ilokano, Iloko
  
French Name
filipino; pilipino
  
ilocano
  
German Name
Pilipino
  
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Ilocano people
  
Origin
16th Century
  
18th Century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Filipino
  
Modern Ilocano
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
fil
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 2/B
fil
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 3
fil
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
fili1244
  
ilok1237
  
Linguasphere
No Data Available
  
31-CBA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Filipino 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 Filipino and Ilocano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Ilocano language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Ilocano word for "Thank You" is Agyamanak. Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Ilocano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Filipino vs Ilocano Difficulty
The Filipino vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino 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 Filipino and Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn Ilocano time required is Not Available.