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
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Tagalog Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Spanish Language
  
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kablaaw
  
Kumusta
  
Thank You
Agyamanak
  
Salamat
  
How Are You?
Kumusta?
  
Kumusta
  
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
  
magandang gabi
  
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
  
Magandang gabi
  
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
  
Magandang hapon
  
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
  
Magandang umaga
  
Please
Not available
  
Mangyaring
  
Sorry
Agpakawanak
  
pinagsisisihan
  
Bye
Pakada
  
Paalam
  
I Love You
Ayayatenka
  
Mahal kita
  
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
  
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Dialect 1
Balangao
  
Bikol
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Bontoc
  
Hiligaynon
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00
  
11
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Waray
  
Where They Speak
Not present
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,600,000.00
  
13
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million
  
99+
90.00 million
  
17
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
9.10 million
  
99+
45.00 million
  
23
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
45.00 million
  
13
Native Name
ilokano
  
filipino
  
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
  
Pilipino
  
French Name
ilocano
  
filipino; pilipino
  
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Pilipino
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
18th Century
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Austronesian 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
  
Filipino
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
No Data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ilo
  
fil
  
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
  
fil
  
ISO 639 3
ilo
  
fil
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
ilok1237
  
fili1244
  
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
  
No Data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
All Ilocano and Filipino 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 Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Ilocano and Filipino Speaking population
Ilocano and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available. 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 Filipino on Ilocano vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Ilocano and Filipino Language Codes
Ilocano and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.