Ilocano and Swahili
Countries
Philippines
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Philippines
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Agyamanak
Asante
How Are You?
Kumusta?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
Habari za asubuhi
Please
Not available
tafadhali
I Love You
Ayayatenka
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
Samahani
Dialect 1
Balangao
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Philippines
Zanzibar island
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Philippines
Dar es Salaam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Not present
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
ilokano
Not Available
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
ilocano
swahili
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Swahili
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
18th Century
6th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
Swahili
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data available
sw
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
ilok1237
swah1254
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Ilocano and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Ilocano and Swahili Speaking population
Ilocano and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili on Ilocano vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Ilocano and Swahili Language Codes
Ilocano and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.