Countries
Galicia
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Galicia
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
  
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Interesting Facts
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
Similar To
Portuguese Language
  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Hello
Ola
  
Kablaaw
  
Thank You
Grazas
  
Agyamanak
  
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
  
Kumusta?
  
Good Night
Boas noites
  
Naimbag a rabii
  
Good Evening
Boa tarde
  
Naimbag a sardam
  
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
  
Naimbag a malem
  
Good Morning
Bos días
  
Naimbag a bigat
  
Please
Por favor
  
Not available
  
Sorry
Síntoo!
  
Agpakawanak
  
Bye
Adeus
  
Pakada
  
I Love You
Ámote
  
Ayayatenka
  
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
  
Maawan-dayawen
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
  
Balangao
  
Where They Speak
East Galicia
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Central Galician
  
Bontoc
  
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Western Galician
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
West Galicia
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak?
2.40 million
  
99+
9.10 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
2.40 million
  
99+
9.10 million
  
99+
Native Name
Galego
  
ilokano
  
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
  
Ilokano, Iloko
  
French Name
galicien
  
ilocano
  
German Name
Galicisch
  
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Ilocano people
  
Origin
c. 1175
  
18th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Galician
  
Modern Ilocano
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
gl
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
glg
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 2/B
glg
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 3
glg
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
gali1258
  
ilok1237
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
  
31-CBA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Galician 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 Galician and Ilocano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Galician and Ilocano language. Galician word for "Hello" is Ola or Ilocano word for "Thank You" is Agyamanak. Find more of such common Galician Greetings and Ilocano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Galician vs Ilocano Difficulty
The Galician vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Galician 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 Galician and Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Galician and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Galician is Not Available while to learn Ilocano time required is Not Available.