Ilocano and Igbo
Countries
Philippines
Nigeria
National Language
Philippines
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Igbo-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Kumusta?
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
ka chi fo
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
ụtụtụ ọma
Please
Not available
Biko
I Love You
Ayayatenka
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
ngọpụ
Dialect 1
Balangao
Enuani
Where They Speak
Philippines
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Philippines
Nigeria
Dialect 3
Not present
Not present
Where They Speak
Not present
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
Ibo
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
Igbo people
Origin
18th Century
30th Century BC
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Kwa
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ig
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
ilok1237
nucl1417
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Ilocano and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Ilocano and Igbo Speaking population
Ilocano and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo on Ilocano vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Ilocano and Igbo Language Codes
Ilocano and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.