Igbo and Ilocano
Countries
Nigeria
Philippines
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
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Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
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
Not available
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Ayayatenka
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
Maawan-dayawen
Dialect 1
Enuani
Balangao
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Philippines
Dialect 3
Not present
Not present
Where They Speak
Not Available
Not present
Speaking Population
Not Available
Alternative Names
Ibo
Ilokano, Iloko
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Ilokano-Sprache
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Ilocano people
Origin
30th Century BC
18th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Kwa
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Modern Ilocano
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ig
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1417
ilok1237
Linguasphere
No data available
31-CBA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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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.
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 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 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.