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Ilocano vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
32   
14
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
20   
10
20   
10

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin   
Ilokano Braille, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Greetings

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   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
21,000.00   
99+
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Not present   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Not present   
Not present   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %   
99+
0.14 %   
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   

History

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   

Language Position
94   
99+
94   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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Ilocano and Ilocano Language History

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

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Ilocano and Ilocano Greetings

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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.

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