Countries
Philippines
  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kablaaw
  
Halo
  
Thank You
Agyamanak
  
matur nuwun
  
How Are You?
Kumusta?
  
piye kabare?
  
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
  
wengi sing apik
  
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
  
Sugeng sọnten
  
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
  
Sugeng siang
  
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
  
Sugeng énjing
  
Please
Not available
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
Agpakawanak
  
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
Bye
Pakada
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
Ayayatenka
  
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
  
Nuwun séwu
  
Dialect 1
Balangao
  
Kangean
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Indonesia
  
Dialect 2
Bontoc
  
Bawean
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Bangkalan
  
Where They Speak
Not present
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million
  
99+
15.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
9.10 million
  
99+
15.00 million
  
40
Native Name
ilokano
  
Madurese
  
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
French Name
ilocano
  
madourais
  
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Maduresisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
  
Madurese
  
Origin
18th Century
  
Not Available
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
  
Madurese
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ilo
  
mad
  
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
  
mad
  
ISO 639 3
ilo
  
mad
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
ilok1237
  
madu1247
  
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ilocano and Madurese Speaking population
Ilocano and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Ilocano vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Ilocano and Madurese Language Codes
Ilocano and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.