Countries
Philippines
  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Iran
  
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
  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Balochi Academy, 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.
  
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Kurdish and Persian
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kablaaw
  
Salam
  
Thank You
Agyamanak
  
mana bebahgsh
  
How Are You?
Kumusta?
  
chone tao?
  
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
  
jawáin shap
  
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
  
jawáin begáh
  
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
  
jawáin sawáh
  
Please
Not available
  
Mihrabani kan
  
Sorry
Agpakawanak
  
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Bye
Pakada
  
bye
  
I Love You
Ayayatenka
  
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
  
mana bebahgsh
  
Dialect 1
Balangao
  
Eastern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Bontoc
  
Western Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Southern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Not present
  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,400,000.00
  
10
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
  
بلوچی
  
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
  
Baluchi
  
French Name
ilocano
  
baloutchi
  
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Belutschisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Origin
18th Century
  
19th Century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
  
Balochi
  
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
  
bal
  
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
  
bal
  
ISO 639 3
ilo
  
bal
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
ilok1237
  
balo1260
  
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
  
58-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ilocano and Balochi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Ilocano and Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Ilocano and Balochi language. Ilocano word for "Hello" is Kablaaw or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Ilocano Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Ilocano vs Balochi Difficulty
The Ilocano vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano Alphabets and Balochi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Ilocano and Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is Not Available while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.