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Ilocano and English


English and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
33   
2

National Language
Philippines   
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
South Africa   

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
21   
11

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
7   
6

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw   
Hello   

Thank You
Agyamanak   
Thank you   

How Are You?
Kumusta?   
How are you?   

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii   
Good Night   

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam   
Good Evening   

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem   
Good Afternoon   

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat   
Good Morning   

Please
Not available   
Please   

Sorry
Agpakawanak   
Sorry   

Bye
Pakada   
Bye   

I Love You
Ayayatenka   
I love you   

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen   
Excuse Me   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao   
American English   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
United States of America   

How Many People Speak
21,000.00   
99+
225,000,000.00   
3

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
Hiberno-English   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
4,500,000.00   
15

Dialect 3
Not present   
Welsh English   

Where They Speak
Not present   
United Kingdom   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,500,000.00   
14

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
188   
34

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million   
99+
1,200.00 million   
1

Speaking Population
0.14 %   
99+
5.43 %   
4

Native Speakers
9.10 million   
99+
400.00 million   
3

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
400.00 million   
1

Native Name
ilokano   
English   

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko   
Not Available   

French Name
ilocano   
anglais   

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache   
Englisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/   

Ethnicity
Ilocano people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
18th Century   
5th Century AD   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English   

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano   
Standard English   

Language Position
94   
99+
3   
3

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed English   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
en   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo   
eng   

ISO 639 2/B
ilo   
eng   

ISO 639 3
ilo   
eng   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
engs   

Glottocode
ilok1237   
stan1293   

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a   
52-ABA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic   

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

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Ilocano and English Speaking population

Ilocano and English speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and English languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and English Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 %. 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 English on Ilocano vs English where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and English Language Codes

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

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