Countries
Philippines
  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
  
National Language
Philippines
  
France
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Africa, Canada
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
  
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
  
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Italian Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
French-Alphabets.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
  
bonjour
  
Thank You
Agyamanak
  
Merci
  
How Are You?
Kumusta?
  
Comment allez-vous?
  
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
  
bonne Nuit
  
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
  
bonsoir
  
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
  
bon Après-Midi
  
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
  
Bonjour
  
Please
Not available
  
S'il vous plaît
  
Sorry
Agpakawanak
  
désolé
  
Bye
Pakada
  
au revoir
  
I Love You
Ayayatenka
  
Je t'aime
  
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
  
Excuse Moi
  
Dialect 1
Balangao
  
Quebec French
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
  
How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00
  
15
Dialect 2
Bontoc
  
African French
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Africa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Swiss French
  
Where They Speak
Not present
  
Northeast France, Switzerland
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,800,000.00
  
16
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million
  
99+
163.00 million
  
11
Native Speakers
9.10 million
  
99+
76.00 million
  
13
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
87.00 million
  
11
Native Name
ilokano
  
français
  
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
  
Français
  
French Name
ilocano
  
français
  
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Französisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
  
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
18th Century
  
9th Century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old French, Middle French and French
  
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
  
Standard French
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
fr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ilo
  
fra
  
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
  
fre
  
ISO 639 3
ilo
  
fra
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
fras
  
Glottocode
ilok1237
  
stan1290
  
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
  
51-AAA-i
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Ilocano and French 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 French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Ilocano and French language. Ilocano word for "Hello" is Kablaaw or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Ilocano Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Ilocano vs French Difficulty
The Ilocano vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is Not Available while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.