Countries
Philippines
  
Burkina Faso
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
  
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.
  
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Dagbani Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Mossi-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
  
Kia ora
  
Thank You
Agyamanak
  
Laafi bala
  
How Are You?
Kumusta?
  
Laafi beme ?
  
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
  
Ne y yungo
  
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
  
ne y zabre
  
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
  
Kia ora
  
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
  
Ne y yibeogo
  
Please
Not available
  
gafare
  
Sorry
Agpakawanak
  
gafare
  
Bye
Pakada
  
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
I Love You
Ayayatenka
  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
  
Y gafare
  
Dialect 1
Balangao
  
Ouapadoupou
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Bontoc
  
Saremde
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Taolende
  
Where They Speak
Not present
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
9.10 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
ilokano
  
Mosse
  
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
  
Not Available
  
French Name
ilocano
  
moré
  
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Mossi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
  
Mossi
  
Origin
18th Century
  
Not available
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Western Sudanic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
  
Mossi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
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
  
mos
  
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
  
mos
  
ISO 639 3
ilo
  
mos
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
ilok1237
  
moss1236
  
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
  
All Ilocano and Mossi 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 Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Ilocano and Mossi Speaking population
Ilocano and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. 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 Mossi on Ilocano vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Ilocano and Mossi Language Codes
Ilocano and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.