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Catalan and Ilocano


Ilocano and Catalan


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

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  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
23  
13
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

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
440,000.00  
99+
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

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  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
32  
30
94  
99+

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  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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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.

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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.

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