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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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