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Ilocano and Greek


Greek and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

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

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

Alphabets
32   
14
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
7   
4

How Many Consonants
20   
10
17   
7

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin   
Arabic, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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)   

Bye
Pakada   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
Ayayatenka   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
21,000.00   
99+
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Not present   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
Not present   
Ukraine   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.14 %   
99+
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
9.10 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

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   

History

Origin
18th Century   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Hellenic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
94   
99+
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
ilo   
gre   

ISO 639 3
ilo   
ell   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
ells   

Glottocode
ilok1237   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a   
56-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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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.

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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.

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