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Romanian vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs Romanian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Moldova, Romania  
Philippines  

Second Language
Kazakhstan, Russia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
  • The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  
  • 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, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
20  
10
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
alo  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
multumesc  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
ce mai faci?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
noapte Buna  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
buna Seara  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
buna Ziua  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
bună Dimineața  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
Vă Rog  
Not available  

Sorry
scuze  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
La revedere  
Pakada  

I Love You
Te iubesc  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
Scuza-Ma  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Aromanian  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
250,000.00  
38
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Megleno-Romanian  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
41,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Istro-Romanian  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Croatia  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
1,400.00  
37
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million  
38
9.10 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
35
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
30
Not Available  

Native Name
Română  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
roumain; moldave  
ilocano  

German Name
Rumänisch  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[roˈmɨnə]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Romanians  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
1521  
18th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Romanian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Romanian  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
36  
28
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Romanian Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ro  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ron  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
rum  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
ron  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
roma1327  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
51-AAD-c  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Not Available  

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Romanian and Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Romanian vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Romanian and Ilocano language. History of Romanian language states that this language originated in 1521 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 Romanian and Ilocano Language History.

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

Romanian vs Ilocano Difficulty

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

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