Countries
Philippines
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Philippines
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Armenian
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Kablaaw
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
Agyamanak
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
Kumusta?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
Not available
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
Agpakawanak
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
I Love You
Ayayatenka
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Balangao
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Philippines
Greece
Where They Speak
Philippines
Italy
Dialect 3
Not present
Mariupol
Where They Speak
Not present
Ukraine
Native Name
ilokano
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
ilocano
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
Greeks or Hellenes
Origin
18th Century
1500 BC
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Hellenic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Not Available
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
el
ISO 639 6
Not Available
ells
Glottocode
ilok1237
gree1276
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Ilocano and Greek 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 Greek dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Ilocano and Greek Speaking population
Ilocano and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Ilocano vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Ilocano and Greek Language Codes
Ilocano and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
