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Galician vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Galicia  
Philippines  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

Interesting Facts
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Portuguese Language  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23  
5
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
19  
9
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
28 weeks  
9
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Ola  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
Grazas  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Que tal estás?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
Boas noites  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
Boa tarde  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
Bos días  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
Por favor  
mangngegda  

Sorry
Síntoo!  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Adeus  
Pakada  

I Love You
Ámote  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
Perdoe!  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
East Galicia  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
2,700,000.00  
99+
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Central Galician  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Central Galicia  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Western Galician  
Not present  

Where They Speak
West Galicia  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
2.40 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
Galego  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
galicien  
ilocano  

German Name
Galicisch  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Galician people  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
c. 1175  
18th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Galician  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
46  
99+
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
gl  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
glg  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
glg  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
glg  
ilo  

Glottocode
gali1258  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Galician and Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Galician vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Galician and Ilocano language. History of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175 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 Galician and Ilocano Language History.

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

Galician vs Ilocano Difficulty

The Galician vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Galician 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 Galician and Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Galician and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Galician is 28 weeks while to learn Ilocano time required is 44 weeks.

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