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Ilocano and Tagalog


Tagalog and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
Philippines   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Filipinos   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Australia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
25   
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
18   
8

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin   
Baybayin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw   
Kamusta   

Thank You
Agyamanak   
Salamat po   

How Are You?
Kumusta?   
Kamusta ka na?   

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii   
Magandang gabi   

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam   
Magandang gabi po   

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem   
Magandang hapon po   

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat   
Magandang umaga po   

Please
Not available   
pakiusap   

Sorry
Agpakawanak   
pinagsisisihan   

Bye
Pakada   
Paálam   

I Love You
Ayayatenka   
Iniibig kita   

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen   
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao   
Batangas Tagalog   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Batangas, Gabon   

How Many People Speak
21,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
Bisalog   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not present   
Filipino   

Where They Speak
Not present   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
90,000.00   
30

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million   
99+
73.00 million   
24

Speaking Population
0.14 %   
99+
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
9.10 million   
99+
28.00 million   
29

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
ilokano   
Tagalog   

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko   
Filipino, Pilipino   

French Name
ilocano   
tagalog   

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache   
Tagalog   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]   

Ethnicity
Ilocano people   
Tagalog people   

History

Origin
18th Century   
1593   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog   

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano   
Filipino   

Language Position
94   
99+
58   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
t1   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo   
tgl   

ISO 639 2/B
ilo   
tgl   

ISO 639 3
ilo   
tg1   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ilok1237   
taga1269   

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a   
31-CKA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Ilocano and Tagalog Speaking population

Ilocano and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Ilocano vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Tagalog Language Codes

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

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