Ilocano and Cebuano
Countries
Philippines
Philippines
National Language
Philippines
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Not Available
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Agyamanak
Salamat
How Are You?
Kumusta?
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
Maayong Buntag
Please
Not available
Palihug
Sorry
Agpakawanak
Ikasubo ko
I Love You
Ayayatenka
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Balangao
Boholano
Where They Speak
Philippines
Bohol
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Bontoc
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Philippines
southern Leyte
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
North Kana
Where They Speak
Not present
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ilokano
Visayan
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
ilocano
cebuano
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
Cebuano people
Origin
18th Century
16th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
Standard Cebuano
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
ilok1237
cebu1242
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Ilocano and Cebuano 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 Cebuano dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Cebuano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Cebuano Dialects are spoken in different Cebuano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Cebuano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Cebuano dialects include: Boholano , Southern Kana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Ilocano and Cebuano Speaking population
Ilocano and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Ilocano vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Ilocano and Cebuano Language Codes
Ilocano and Cebuano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Cebuano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.