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Igbo and Ilocano


Ilocano and Igbo


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Nigeria  
Philippines  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

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

Similar To
Yoruba and Hausa Languages  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
28  
18
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
18
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
kedụ  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
dalụ  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
ka chi fo  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
mgbede ọma  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
Biko  
mangngegda  

Sorry
Ndo  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Kachifo  
Pakada  

I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
ngọpụ  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Enuani  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ngwa  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Not present  

Where They Speak
-  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
24.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
9.10 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.09 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
24.00 million  
28
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
igbo  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Ibo  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
igbo  
ilocano  

German Name
Ibo-Sprache  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Igbo people  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
30th Century BC  
18th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Kwa  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Igbo  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
57  
99+
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ig  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ibo  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
ibo  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
ibo  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
ibo  
ilo  

Glottocode
nucl1417  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
No data available  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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

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Igbo and Ilocano Speaking population

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

Igbo and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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