Countries
Philippines
  
Armenian Highland
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Greek
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Armenian manuscript
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kablaaw
  
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Thank You
Agyamanak
  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
How Are You?
Kumusta?
  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
  
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
Please
Not available
  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Sorry
Agpakawanak
  
կներեք (knerek’)
  
Bye
Pakada
  
Ց'տեսություն
  
I Love You
Ayayatenka
  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
Dialect 1
Balangao
  
Eastern Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Bontoc
  
Western Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Not Applicable
  
Where They Speak
Not present
  
Not Applicable
  
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million
  
99+
6.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
9.10 million
  
99+
6.00 million
  
99+
Native Name
ilokano
  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
French Name
ilocano
  
arménien
  
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Armenisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
  
Armenians
  
Origin
18th Century
  
late 5th century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
hy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ilo
  
hye
  
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
  
arm
  
ISO 639 3
ilo
  
hye
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
ilok1237
  
arme1241
  
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
  
57-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic