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Danish vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs Danish


Countries

Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
Old Norse Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
6  
3

How Many Consonants
20  
10
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hallo  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
Mange tak  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
God nat  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
God aften  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
God morgen  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
Please  
mangngegda  

Sorry
Undskyld!  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Farvel  
Pakada  

I Love You
Jeg elsker dig  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
Undskyld mig  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Scanian  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Sweden  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
80,000.00  
99+
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Jutlandic  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Denmark  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Bornholmsk  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
5.50 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
dansk  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
danois  
ilocano  

German Name
Dänisch  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
c. 1100 AD  
18th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Rigsdansk  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
18  
16
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Danish  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
da  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dan  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
dan  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
dan  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
dan  
ilo  

Glottocode
dani1284  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Danish and Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Danish vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Danish and Ilocano language. History of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Danish and Ilocano Language History.

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Danish 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 Danish and Ilocano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Danish and Ilocano language. Danish word for "Hello" is Hallo or Ilocano word for "Thank You" is Agyamanak. Find more of such common Danish Greetings and Ilocano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Danish vs Ilocano Difficulty

The Danish vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Danish 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 Danish and Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Danish and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Danish is 24 weeks while to learn Ilocano time required is 44 weeks.

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