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Ilocano vs Igbo


Igbo vs Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Nigeria  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Equatorial Guinea  

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
8  
5

How Many Consonants
20  
10
28  
18

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
52 weeks  
12

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
kedụ  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
dalụ  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
kedụ ka ịmere  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
ka chi fo  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
mgbede ọma  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
ehihie ọma  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
ụtụtụ ọma  

Please
Not available  
Biko  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
Ndo  

Bye
Pakada  
Not Available  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
ngọpụ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Enuani  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Ngwa  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
39
1,500,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Not present  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Native Name
ilokano  
igbo  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Ibo  

French Name
ilocano  
igbo  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Ibo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[iɡ͡boː]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Igbo people  

History

Origin
18th Century  
30th Century BC  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Kwa  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Standard Igbo  

Language Position
94  
99+
57  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ig  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
ibo  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
ibo  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
ibo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
nucl1417  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Agglutinative  

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Ilocano and Igbo Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs Igbo language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and Igbo language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century whereas history of Igbo language states that this language originated in 30th Century BC. 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 Igbo Language History.

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Ilocano and Igbo 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 Igbo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Ilocano and Igbo language. Ilocano word for "Hello" is Kablaaw or Igbo word for "Thank You" is dalụ. Find more of such common Ilocano Greetings and Igbo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Ilocano vs Igbo Difficulty

The Ilocano vs Igbo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano Alphabets and Igbo 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 Igbo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Igbo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is Not Available while to learn Igbo time required is 52 weeks.

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