Ilocano and Maithili
Countries
Philippines
India, Nepal
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
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Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Maithili-Alphabets.jpg#200
How Many Consonants
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Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Devanagari
Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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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
I Love You
Ayayatenka
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
kripaya
Dialect 1
Balangao
Tharuwat
Where They Speak
Philippines
Nepal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Bontoc
Madhubani
Where They Speak
Philippines
North India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Khortha
Where They Speak
Not present
Deoghar, France
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Origin
18th Century
14th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
Standard Maithili
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
ilok1237
mait1250
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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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.
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.
