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Ilocano vs Japanese


Japanese vs Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Japan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Japan  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Pacific  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Palau  

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  

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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Korean Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
99  
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
14  
4

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Kana  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
88 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
ありがとう (Arigatō)  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
おはよう (Ohayō)  

Please
Not available  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  

Bye
Pakada  
さようなら (Sayōnara)  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
すみません (Sumimasen)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Sanuki  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Kagawa  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
1,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Hakata  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Fukuoka  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
39
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Not present  
Kansai  

Where They Speak
Not present  
kansai  

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
31  
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million  
99+
128.00 million  
14

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
1.90 %  
10

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
128.00 million  
9

Native Name
ilokano  
日本語  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Not Available  

French Name
ilocano  
japonais  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Japanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Japanese (Yamato)  

History

Origin
18th Century  
1185  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Japonic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Japanese  

Language Position
94  
99+
8  
8

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Japanese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ja  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
jpn  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
jpn  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
jpn  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
nucl1643  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
45-CAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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Ilocano and Japanese Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs Japanese language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and Japanese language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century whereas history of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185. 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 Japanese Language History.

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

Ilocano vs Japanese Difficulty

The Ilocano vs Japanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano Alphabets and Japanese 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 Japanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Japanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is Not Available while to learn Japanese time required is 88 weeks.

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