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Filipino and Igbo


Igbo and Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Nigeria  

Second Language
Philippines  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Equatorial Guinea  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  

Similar To
Tagalog Language  
Yoruba and Hausa Languages  

Derived From
Spanish Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Igbo-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
28  
10
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
23  
13
28  
18

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
52 weeks  
18

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta  
kedụ  

Thank You
Salamat  
dalụ  

How Are You?
Kumusta  
kedụ ka ịmere  

Good Night
magandang gabi  
ka chi fo  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi  
mgbede ọma  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon  
ehihie ọma  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga  
ụtụtụ ọma  

Please
Mangyaring  
Biko  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
Ndo  

Bye
Paalam  
Kachifo  

I Love You
Mahal kita  
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
ngọpụ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Enuani  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
100,000,000.00  
7
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
Ngwa  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
39
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Waray  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
-  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
99+
24.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
1.74 %  
11
0.09 %  
99+

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
24.00 million  
28

Native Name
filipino  
igbo  

Alternative Names
Pilipino  
Ibo  

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
igbo  

German Name
Pilipino  
Ibo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
[iɡ͡boː]  

Ethnicity
Filipino people  
Igbo people  

History

Origin
16th Century  
30th Century BC  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Kwa  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Standard Igbo  

Language Position
34  
32
57  
99+

Signed Forms
Filipino Sign Language  
Igbo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available  
ig  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil  
ibo  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
ibo  

ISO 639 3
fil  
ibo  

ISO 639 6
fil  
ibo  

Glottocode
fili1244  
nucl1417  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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All Filipino and Igbo 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 Filipino and Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Filipino and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Filipino are spoken in different Filipino Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Filipino vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Filipino dialects include: Bikol, Hiligaynon. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Filipino and Igbo Speaking population

Filipino and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 %. 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 Filipino and Igbo on Filipino vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Filipino and Igbo Language Codes

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

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