Countries
Philippines
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Philippines
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kablaaw
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
Agyamanak
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
Kumusta?
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
Not available
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
Agpakawanak
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
Pakada
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
Ayayatenka
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Balangao
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Bontoc
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Not present
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million
  
99+
154.30 million
  
12
Native Speakers
9.10 million
  
99+
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
ilokano
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
ilocano
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
18th Century
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ilo
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
ilo
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
ilok1237
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Ilocano and Punjabi 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 Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Ilocano and Punjabi language. Ilocano word for "Hello" is Kablaaw or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common Ilocano Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Ilocano vs Punjabi Difficulty
The Ilocano vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano Alphabets and Punjabi 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 Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is Not Available while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.