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Cebuano and Ilocano


Ilocano and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
16  
6
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
Kablaaw  

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  
mangngegda  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Babay  
Pakada  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
28
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
North Kana  
Not present  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
40
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
35
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
Visayan  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
cebuano  
ilocano  

German Name
Cebuano  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
16th century  
18th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
62  
99+
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
ceb  
ilo  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

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.

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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.

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