Countries
Countries
Philippines
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
1
14
4
11
National Language
Philippines
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
Balochi Academy, 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.
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Not Available
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Alphabets
32
14
34
16
Phonology
How Many Vowels
6
3
8
5
How Many Consonants
20
10
26
16
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
4
3
3
2
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
44 weeks
11
Greetings
Hello
Kablaaw
Salam
Thank You
Agyamanak
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
Kumusta?
chone tao?
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
jawáin shap
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
Not Available
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
jawáin sawáh
Please
Not available
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
Agpakawanak
bebaksh / bebagsh
Bye
Pakada
bye
I Love You
Ayayatenka
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
mana bebahgsh
Dialects
Dialect 1
Balangao
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Philippines
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
21,000.00
99+
5,000,000.00
17
Dialect 2
Bontoc
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Philippines
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
41,000.00
39
1,800,000.00
20
Dialect 3
Not present
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Not present
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
Not Available
3,400,000.00
10
Total No. Of Dialects
2
2
3
3
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million
99+
7.60 million
99+
Speaking Population
0.14 %
99+
0.11 %
99+
Native Speakers
9.10 million
99+
7.60 million
99+
Native Name
ilokano
بلوچی
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
Baluchi
French Name
ilocano
baloutchi
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
History
Origin
18th Century
19th 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
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
Balochi
Language Position
94
99+
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ilo
bal
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
bal
ISO 639 3
ilo
bal
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
ilok1237
balo1260
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
58-AAB-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
