Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Philippines
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Philippines
Second Language
Roman Empire
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Commission on the Filipino Language
Interesting Facts
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
Similar To
Armenian
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Kablaaw
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
Agyamanak
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Kumusta?
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Naimbag a rabii
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Naimbag a sardam
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Naimbag a malem
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Naimbag a bigat
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Not available
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Agpakawanak
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Ayayatenka
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Maawan-dayawen
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Balangao
Where They Speak
Greece
Philippines
Where They Speak
Italy
Philippines
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Not present
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Not present
Native Name
ελληνικά
ilokano
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Ilokano, Iloko
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
ilocano
German Name
Neugriechisch
Ilokano-Sprache
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Ilocano people
Origin
1500 BC
18th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Modern Ilocano
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
el
No data available
ISO 639 6
ells
Not Available
Glottocode
gree1276
ilok1237
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
31-CBA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
All Greek and Ilocano 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 Greek and Ilocano dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Ilocano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Ilocano Dialects are spoken in different Ilocano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Ilocano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Ilocano dialects include: Balangao , Bontoc. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Greek and Ilocano Speaking population
Greek and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Greek and Ilocano on Greek vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Ilocano Language Codes
Greek and Ilocano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Ilocano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.