Ilocano and Japanese
Countries
Philippines
Japan
National Language
Philippines
Japan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Palau
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Korean Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Kana
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Kablaaw
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
Agyamanak
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
Kumusta?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
Not available
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
Agpakawanak
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
Pakada
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
Ayayatenka
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
すみません (Sumimasen)
Dialect 1
Balangao
Sanuki
Where They Speak
Philippines
Kagawa
Where They Speak
Philippines
Fukuoka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Kansai
Where They Speak
Not present
kansai
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
Not Available
French Name
ilocano
japonais
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Japanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
Japanese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ja
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
ilok1237
nucl1643
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Ilocano and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Ilocano and Japanese Speaking population
Ilocano and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Ilocano vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Ilocano and Japanese Language Codes
Ilocano and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
