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Ilocano and Latvian


Latvian and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
European Union, Latvia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Philippines  
Latvia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
Latvian State Language Center  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Lithuanian Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
9  
6

How Many Consonants
20  
10
24  
14

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
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  
Sveiki  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
Paldies  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
Kā jums klājas?  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
Ar labunakti  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
Labvakar  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
Labdien  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
Labrīt  

Please
Not available  
lūdzu  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
Piedodiet!  

Bye
Pakada  
Uz redzēšanos  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
Es tevi mīlu  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
Piedodiet!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Livonian  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Latvia  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Middle Latvian  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Latvia  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
39
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Not present  
High Latvian  

Where They Speak
Not present  
France, Latvia  

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
1.75 million  
99+

Native Name
ilokano  
latviešu valoda  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Lettish  

French Name
ilocano  
letton  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Lettisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Latvians or Letts  

History

Origin
18th Century  
1530  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Baltic  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Latvian  

Language Position
94  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Latvian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
lv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
lav  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
lav  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
lav  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
not Available  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
latv1249  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
54-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Synthetic  

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All Ilocano and Latvian 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 Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Ilocano and Latvian Speaking population

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Ilocano and Latvian Language Codes

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