Countries
Philippines
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kablaaw
  
Hola
  
Thank You
Agyamanak
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
Kumusta?
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
  
Bon dia
  
Please
Not available
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
Agpakawanak
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
Pakada
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
Ayayatenka
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Balangao
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Dialect 2
Bontoc
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
Not present
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million
  
99+
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
9.10 million
  
99+
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
ilokano
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
ilocano
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
18th Century
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ilo
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
ilo
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
ilok1237
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ilocano and Catalan 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 Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Ilocano and Catalan language. Ilocano word for "Hello" is Kablaaw or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Ilocano Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Ilocano vs Catalan Difficulty
The Ilocano vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano Alphabets and Catalan 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 Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is Not Available while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.