Igbo and Filipino
Countries
Nigeria
Philippines
National Language
Nigeria
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
Similar To
Not Available
Tagalog Language
Derived From
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Spanish Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Kumusta
Good Night
ka chi fo
magandang gabi
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
Magandang gabi
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
Magandang hapon
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
Magandang umaga
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Mahal kita
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
patawarin ninyo ako
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Philippines
Dialect 2
Ngwa
Hiligaynon
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Philippines
Dialect 3
Not present
Waray
Where They Speak
Not Available
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
igbo
filipino
Alternative Names
Ibo
Pilipino
French Name
igbo
filipino; pilipino
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Pilipino
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Not Available
Origin
30th Century BC
16th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Kwa
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Filipino
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ig
No Data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
nucl1417
fili1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No Data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Igbo and Filipino 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 Igbo and Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Filipino Speaking population
Igbo and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available. 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 Igbo and Filipino on Igbo vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Filipino Language Codes
Igbo and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.