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Filipino and Ilocano


Ilocano and Filipino


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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   
Commission on the Filipino Language   

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Tagalog Language   
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   

Derived From
Spanish Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28   
10
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
23   
13
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Ilokano Braille, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta   
Kablaaw   

Thank You
Salamat   
Agyamanak   

How Are You?
Kumusta   
Kumusta?   

Good Night
magandang gabi   
Naimbag a rabii   

Good Evening
Magandang gabi   
Naimbag a sardam   

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon   
Naimbag a malem   

Good Morning
Magandang umaga   
Naimbag a bigat   

Please
Mangyaring   
Not available   

Sorry
pinagsisisihan   
Agpakawanak   

Bye
Paalam   
Pakada   

I Love You
Mahal kita   
Ayayatenka   

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako   
Maawan-dayawen   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00   
11
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Waray   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Not present   

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00   
13
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million   
17
9.10 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.14 %   
99+

Native Speakers
45.00 million   
23
9.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
Not Available   

Native Name
filipino   
ilokano   

Alternative Names
Pilipino   
Ilokano, Iloko   

French Name
filipino; pilipino   
ilocano   

German Name
Pilipino   
Ilokano-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Ilocano people   

History

Origin
16th Century   
18th Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Filipino   
Modern Ilocano   

Language Position
Not Available   
94   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil   
ilo   

ISO 639 2/B
fil   
ilo   

ISO 639 3
fil   
ilo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fili1244   
ilok1237   

Linguasphere
No Data Available   
31-CBA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Filipino and Ilocano Speaking population

Filipino and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available 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 Filipino and Ilocano on Filipino vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Filipino and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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