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Ilocano and Malayalam


Malayalam and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Philippines   
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   

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   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands   

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language   
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala   

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
15   
12

How Many Consonants
20   
10
41   
30

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin   
Brahmic family and derivatives   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw   
ഹലോ (halēā)   

Thank You
Agyamanak   
നന്ദി (nandi)   

How Are You?
Kumusta?   
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)   

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii   
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam   
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)   

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem   
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)   

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat   
രാവിലെ (rāvile)   

Please
Not available   
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)   

Sorry
Agpakawanak   
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)   

Bye
Pakada   
വിട (viṭa)   

I Love You
Ayayatenka   
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)   

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen   
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao   
Judeo-Malayalam   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Israel, kerala   

How Many People Speak
21,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
Mappila   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
India   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not present   
Pandy Malayalam   

Where They Speak
Not present   
France, kerala   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million   
99+
38.00 million   
33

Speaking Population
0.14 %   
99+
0.57 %   
27

Native Speakers
9.10 million   
99+
38.00 million   
26

Native Name
ilokano   
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)   

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko   
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla   

French Name
ilocano   
malayalam   

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache   
Malayalam   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Ilocano people   
Malayali   

History

Origin
18th Century   
9th Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early form   

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano   
Malayalam   

Language Position
94   
99+
29   
24

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
ml   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo   
mal   

ISO 639 2/B
ilo   
mal   

ISO 639 3
ilo   
mal   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ilok1237   
mala1464   

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   
Synthetic   

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

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Ilocano and Malayalam Speaking population

Ilocano and Malayalam speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Malayalam languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Malayalam Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 %. 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 Malayalam on Ilocano vs Malayalam where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Malayalam Language Codes

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

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