Cebuano and Ilocano
Countries
Philippines
Philippines
National Language
Philippines
Philippines
Second Language
Philippines
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
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Commission on the Filipino Language
Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Derived From
Island of Cebu
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Alphabets in
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Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Salamat
Agyamanak
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
Kumusta?
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
Naimbag a rabii
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
Naimbag a sardam
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
Naimbag a malem
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
Naimbag a bigat
Please
Palihug
Not available
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
Agpakawanak
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Ayayatenka
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
Maawan-dayawen
Dialect 1
Boholano
Balangao
Where They Speak
Bohol
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Bontoc
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
North Kana
Not present
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
Not present
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Visayan
ilokano
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Ilokano, Iloko
French Name
cebuano
ilocano
German Name
Cebuano
Ilokano-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Ilocano people
Origin
16th century
18th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Modern Ilocano
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
cebu1242
ilok1237
Linguasphere
No data Available
31-CBA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Ilocano dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Ilocano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Ilocano Dialects are spoken in different Ilocano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Ilocano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Ilocano dialects include: Balangao , Bontoc. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cebuano and Ilocano Speaking population
Cebuano and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Ilocano on Cebuano vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cebuano and Ilocano Language Codes
Cebuano and Ilocano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Ilocano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.