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Ilocano and Somali


Somali and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Philippines   
Somalia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
21   
11

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin   
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw   
Hello   

Thank You
Agyamanak   
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   

How Are You?
Kumusta?   
Sidee tahay ?   

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii   
Habeenka Good   

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam   
Evening Good   

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem   
galab wanaagsan   

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat   
Subax wanaagsan   

Please
Not available   
Fadlan   

Sorry
Agpakawanak   
sorry   

Bye
Pakada   
caraysiiyo   

I Love You
Ayayatenka   
Waan ku jeclahay   

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen   
iga raali ahow   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao   
Northern Somali   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Gabon, Standard Somali   

How Many People Speak
21,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
Benaadir   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not present   
Af-Ashraaf   

Where They Speak
Not present   
Standard Somali   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.14 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
9.10 million   
99+
8.00 million   
99+

Native Name
ilokano   
af Soomaali   

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko   
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   

French Name
ilocano   
somali   

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache   
Somali   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Ilocano people   
Somalis   

History

Origin
18th Century   
19th century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano   
Somali   

Language Position
94   
99+
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
so   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo   
som   

ISO 639 2/B
ilo   
som   

ISO 639 3
ilo   
som   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ilok1237   
soma1255   

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Ilocano and Somali Speaking population

Ilocano and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available. 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 Somali on Ilocano vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Somali Language Codes

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

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