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Italian vs Ilocano


Ilocano 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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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)   
Commission on the Filipino Language   

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
French and Portuguese Languages   
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
16   
6
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Ilokano Braille, Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
ciao   
Kablaaw   

Thank You
grazie   
Agyamanak   

How Are You?
Come stai?   
Kumusta?   

Good Night
buonanotte   
Naimbag a rabii   

Good Evening
buonasera   
Naimbag a sardam   

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio   
Naimbag a malem   

Good Morning
buongiorno   
Naimbag a bigat   

Please
Per Favore   
Not available   

Sorry
scusate   
Agpakawanak   

Bye
arrivederci   
Pakada   

I Love You
Ti amo   
Ayayatenka   

Excuse Me
Scusami   
Maawan-dayawen   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
Lazio   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00   
21
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Central Italian   
Bontoc   

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

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
14
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Tuscan   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   
Not present   

Total No. Of Dialects
15   
14
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
9.10 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.90 %   
22
0.14 %   
99+

Native Speakers
64.00 million   
18
9.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million   
20
Not Available   

Native Name
Italiano   
ilokano   

Alternative Names
Italiano   
Ilokano, Iloko   

French Name
italien   
ilocano   

German Name
Italienisch   
Ilokano-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Italians   
Ilocano people   

History

Origin
960 BC   
18th 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   
Modern Ilocano   

Language Position
27   
23
94   
99+

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   
ilo   

ISO 639 2/B
ita   
ilo   

ISO 639 3
ita   
ilo   

ISO 639 6
itas   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ital1282   
ilok1237   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q   
31-CBA-a   

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 Ilocano Language History

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

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

Italian vs Ilocano Difficulty

The Italian vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Italian 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 Italian and Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Italian and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Italian is 24 weeks while to learn Ilocano time required is Not Available.

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