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Navajo and Ilocano


Ilocano and Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
United States of America   
Philippines   

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

Speaking Continents
North America   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Commission on the Filipino Language   

Interesting Facts
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Apache Language   
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
6   
3

How Many Consonants
34   
24
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Ilokano Braille, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh   
Kablaaw   

Thank You
Ahéhee'   
Agyamanak   

How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   
Kumusta?   

Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   
Naimbag a rabii   

Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   
Naimbag a sardam   

Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh   
Naimbag a malem   

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní   
Naimbag a bigat   

Please
T'aa shoodi   
Not available   

Sorry
Not available   
Agpakawanak   

Bye
Hágoónee’   
Pakada   

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí   
Ayayatenka   

Excuse Me
Shoohá   
Maawan-dayawen   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
Arizona   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Navajo2   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
New Mexico   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Navajo3   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Utah   
Not present   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.70 million   
99+
9.10 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.14 %   
99+

Native Speakers
1.70 million   
99+
9.10 million   
99+

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   
ilokano   

Alternative Names
Navaho   
Ilokano, Iloko   

French Name
navaho   
ilocano   

German Name
Navajo-Sprache   
Ilokano-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Navajo people   
Ilocano people   

History

Origin
1500 CE   
18th Century   

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Athapascan   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Navajo   
Modern Ilocano   

Language Position
Not Available   
94   
99+

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
nv   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav   
ilo   

ISO 639 2/B
nav   
ilo   

ISO 639 3
nav   
ilo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nava1243   
ilok1237   

Linguasphere
No data available   
31-CBA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Navajo and Ilocano Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Navajo and Ilocano dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Ilocano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Ilocano Dialects are spoken in different Ilocano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Ilocano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Ilocano dialects include: Balangao , Bontoc. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Navajo and Ilocano Speaking population

Navajo and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Navajo and Ilocano on Navajo vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Navajo and Ilocano Language Codes

Navajo and Ilocano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Navajo and Ilocano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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