Countries
Philippines
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Kablaaw
  
Kablaaw
  
Thank You
Agyamanak
  
Agyamanak
  
How Are You?
Kumusta?
  
Kumusta?
  
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
  
Naimbag a rabii
  
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
  
Naimbag a sardam
  
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
  
Naimbag a malem
  
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
  
Naimbag a bigat
  
Please
Not available
  
Not available
  
Sorry
Agpakawanak
  
Agpakawanak
  
Bye
Pakada
  
Pakada
  
I Love You
Ayayatenka
  
Ayayatenka
  
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
  
Maawan-dayawen
  
Dialect 1
Balangao
  
Balangao
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 2
Bontoc
  
Bontoc
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Not present
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million
  
99+
9.10 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
9.10 million
  
99+
9.10 million
  
99+
Native Name
ilokano
  
ilokano
  
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
  
Ilokano, Iloko
  
French Name
ilocano
  
ilocano
  
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
  
Ilocano people
  
Origin
18th Century
  
18th Century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
  
Modern Ilocano
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ilo
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 3
ilo
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
ilok1237
  
ilok1237
  
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
  
31-CBA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ilocano and Ilocano 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 Ilocano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Ilocano and Ilocano language. Ilocano word for "Hello" is Kablaaw or Ilocano word for "Thank You" is Agyamanak. Find more of such common Ilocano Greetings and Ilocano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Ilocano vs Ilocano Difficulty
The Ilocano vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano Alphabets and Ilocano 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 Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is Not Available while to learn Ilocano time required is Not Available.