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Ilocano vs French


French vs Ilocano


Countries

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   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
32   
3

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

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

Alphabets
32   
14
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
20   
10
20   
10

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

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   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
21,000.00   
99+
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
African French   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Africa   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
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

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million   
99+
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.14 %   
99+
1.12 %   
17

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   

History

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   

Language Position
94   
99+
13   
12

Signed Forms
Not Available   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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Ilocano and French Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and French language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Ilocano and French Language History.

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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.

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