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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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