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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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