Countries
India
  
Philippines
  
National Language
India
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
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
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
Similar To
Kannada Language
  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Tulu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Namaskara
  
Kablaaw
  
Thank You
Mast Upakara.
  
Agyamanak
  
How Are You?
Yencha Ullar?
  
Kumusta?
  
Good Night
yedde rathre
  
Naimbag a rabii
  
Good Evening
yedde baiyya
  
Naimbag a sardam
  
Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana
  
Naimbag a malem
  
Good Morning
yedde kaande
  
Naimbag a bigat
  
Please
Daya maltadu
  
Not available
  
Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu
  
Agpakawanak
  
Bye
Barpe
  
Pakada
  
I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
  
Ayayatenka
  
Excuse Me
Kshamisi
  
Maawan-dayawen
  
Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu
  
Balangao
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Jain
  
Bontoc
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Girijan
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak?
1.70 million
  
99+
9.10 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.70 million
  
99+
9.10 million
  
99+
Native Name
Tulu
  
ilokano
  
Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
  
Ilokano, Iloko
  
French Name
Not Available
  
ilocano
  
German Name
Not Available
  
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Tuluva
  
Ilocano people
  
Origin
14
  
18th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Tulu
  
Modern Ilocano
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 3
tcy
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tulu1258
  
ilok1237
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
31-CBA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Tulu 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 Tulu and Ilocano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tulu and Ilocano language. Tulu word for "Hello" is Namaskara or Ilocano word for "Thank You" is Agyamanak. Find more of such common Tulu Greetings and Ilocano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tulu vs Ilocano Difficulty
The Tulu vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tulu 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 Tulu and Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tulu and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tulu is 44 weeks while to learn Ilocano time required is Not Available.