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Italian vs Filipino


Filipino vs Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
7  
8
1  
14

National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City  
Philippines  

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
French and Portuguese Languages  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ciao  
Kumusta  

Thank You
grazie  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Come stai?  
Kumusta  

Good Night
buonanotte  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
buonasera  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
buongiorno  
Magandang umaga  

Please
Per Favore  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
scusate  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
arrivederci  
Paalam  

I Love You
Ti amo  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
Scusami  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Lazio  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
21
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Central Italian  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
14
8,200,000.00  
11

Dialect 3
Tuscan  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
2,600,000.00  
13

Total No. Of Dialects
15  
14
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.90 %  
22
Not Available  

Native Speakers
64.00 million  
18
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
20
45.00 million  
13

Native Name
Italiano  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Italiano  
Pilipino  

French Name
italien  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Italienisch  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Italians  
Not Available  

History

Origin
960 BC  
16th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Italian  
Filipino  

Language Position
27  
23
Not Available  

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
it  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
ita  
fil  

ISO 639 3
ita  
fil  

ISO 639 6
itas  
Not Available  

Glottocode
ital1282  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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Italian and Filipino Language History

Comparison of Italian vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Italian and Filipino language. History of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th 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 Italian and Filipino Language History.

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

Italian vs Filipino Difficulty

The Italian vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Italian Alphabets and Filipino 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 Italian and Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Italian and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Italian is 24 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.

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