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Ilocano and Afrikaans


Afrikaans and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Dutch Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
15   
12

How Many Consonants
20   
10
17   
7

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw   
hallo   

Thank You
Agyamanak   
Dankie   

How Are You?
Kumusta?   
Hoe gaan dit   

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii   
goeie nag   

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam   
Goeienaand   

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem   
Goeie middag   

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat   
goeie more   

Please
Not available   
asseblief   

Sorry
Agpakawanak   
jammer   

Bye
Pakada   
Not Available   

I Love You
Ayayatenka   
Ek het jou lief   

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen   
Verskoon my   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao   
Kaapse Afrikaans   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
21,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
Oranjeriverafrikaans   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not present   
Baster Afrikaans   

Where They Speak
Not present   
Namibia   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million   
99+
19.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.14 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
9.10 million   
99+
7.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
10.30 million   
22

Native Name
ilokano   
Afrikaans   

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko   
Cape Dutch   

French Name
ilocano   
afrikaans   

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache   
Afrikaans   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]   

Ethnicity
Ilocano people   
Afrikaners   

History

Origin
18th Century   
17th Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Germanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Western   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch   

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano   
Standard Afrikaans   

Language Position
94   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
af   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo   
afr   

ISO 639 2/B
ilo   
afr   

ISO 639 3
ilo   
afr   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
afrs   

Glottocode
ilok1237   
afri1274   

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a   
52-ACB-ba   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic   

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All Ilocano and Afrikaans 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 Ilocano and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Ilocano and Afrikaans Speaking population

Ilocano and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans 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 Ilocano and Afrikaans on Ilocano vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Afrikaans Language Codes

Ilocano and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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