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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  
-  

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
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

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  
mangngegda  

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
100,000,000.00  
7
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
39
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Waray  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

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
1.74 %  
11
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
filipino  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Pilipino  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
ilocano  

German Name
Pilipino  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Filipino 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
Filipino  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
34  
32
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Filipino 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
fil  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
fil  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
fil  
ilo  

Glottocode
fili1244  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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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 1.74 % 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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