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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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