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
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
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
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
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
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
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 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
ilok1237
stan1290
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
51-AAA-i
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.
