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Ilocano and Maithili


Maithili and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
India, Nepal   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Philippines   
India, Nepal   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Nepal   

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.
  
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Bhojpuri Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
47   
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
8   
5

How Many Consonants
20   
10
Not Available   

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw   
pranam   

Thank You
Agyamanak   
dhanyabad   

How Are You?
Kumusta?   
Aahan kehan chhi ?   

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii   
Śubharātri   

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam   
shubh sandhya   

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem   
dopahar ke bad namaskar   

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat   
Suprabhaat   

Please
Not available   
kripaya   

Sorry
Agpakawanak   
maf karai   

Bye
Pakada   
Alavidā   

I Love You
Ayayatenka   
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi   

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen   
kripaya   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao   
Tharuwat   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Nepal   

How Many People Speak
21,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
Madhubani   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
North India   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not present   
Khortha   

Where They Speak
Not present   
Deoghar, France   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million   
99+
32.00 million   
35

Speaking Population
0.14 %   
99+
0.41 %   
33

Native Speakers
9.10 million   
99+
27.00 million   
30

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
2.80 million   
33

Native Name
ilokano   
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)   

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko   
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia   

French Name
ilocano   
maithili   

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache   
Maithili   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Ilocano people   
Maithil   

History

Origin
18th Century   
14th century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano   
Standard Maithili   

Language Position
94   
99+
40   
31

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo   
mai   

ISO 639 2/B
ilo   
mai   

ISO 639 3
ilo   
mai   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ilok1237   
mait1250   

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   

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

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Ilocano and Maithili Speaking population

Ilocano and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Ilocano vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Maithili Language Codes

Ilocano and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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