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Catalan

Ilocano
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Countries

Countries

Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Philippines

Total No. Of Countries

61
0 46
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National Language

Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Philippines

Second Language

Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Europe
Asia

Minority Language

Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Commission on the Filipino Language

Interesting Facts

  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.

Similar To

Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages

Derived From

Latin
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Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

2732
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

56
0 32
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How Many Consonants

2320
9 60
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Scripts

Latin
Ilokano Braille, Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn

Language Levels

54
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

24 weeks44 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

Hola
Kablaaw

Thank You

Gràcies
Agyamanak

How Are You?

Com estàs?
Kumusta?

Good Night

Bona nit
Naimbag a rabii

Good Evening

Bona nit
Naimbag a sardam

Good Afternoon

Bona tarda
Naimbag a malem

Good Morning

Bon dia
Naimbag a bigat

Please

Sisplau
mangngegda

Sorry

Perdó!
Agpakawanak

Bye

Adéu
Pakada

I Love You

T'estimo
Ayayatenka

Excuse Me

Dispensi!
Maawan-dayawen

Dialects

Dialect 1

Caló
Balangao

Where They Speak

France, Portugal, Spain
Philippines

How Many People Speak

440,000.0021,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Valencian
Bontoc

Where They Speak

Spain
Philippines

How Many People Speak

2,400,000.0041,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Ribagorçan
Not present

Where They Speak

Spain
Not present

How Many People Speak

4,000,000.008,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

82
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

9.20 million9.10 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

0.12 %0.14 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

4.10 million9.10 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

5.10 million11.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

català
ilokano

Alternative Names

Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Ilokano, Iloko

French Name

catalan; valencien
ilocano

German Name

Katalanisch
Ilokano-Sprache

Pronunciation

[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[iːloˈkɑno]

Ethnicity

Catalan people
Ilocano people

History

Origin

c. 1028
18th Century

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family

Subgroup

Romance
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Branch

-
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old Catalan
No early forms

Standard Forms

Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Modern Ilocano

Language Position

3294
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed Catalan
Ilocano Sign Language

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ca
No data available

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

cat
ilo

ISO 639 2/B

cat
ilo

ISO 639 3

cat
ilo

ISO 639 6

cat
ilo

Glottocode

stan1289
ilok1237

Linguasphere

51-AAA-e
31-CBA-a

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology

-
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Catalan and Ilocano Alphabets

Catalan and Ilocano Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Catalan and Ilocano. In Catalan Alphabets there are 27 letters while in Ilocano Alphabets there are 32 letters. To learn Catalan and Ilocano languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Catalan and Ilocano languages. The Catalan phonology consist Catalan vowels and Catalan consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Catalan greetings vs Ilocano greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Catalan and Ilocano are Most Spoken Languages.

All Catalan 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 Catalan and Ilocano dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Ilocano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Ilocano Dialects are spoken in different Ilocano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Ilocano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Ilocano dialects include: Balangao , Bontoc. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Catalan and Ilocano Speaking population

Catalan and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % 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 Catalan and Ilocano on Catalan vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Ilocano Language Codes

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