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Ilocano and Afrikaans


Afrikaans and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
South Africa  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Namibia, South Africa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Dutch Language  

Derived From
-  
Dutch Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
15  
12

How Many Consonants
20  
10
17  
7

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
hallo  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
Dankie  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
Hoe gaan dit  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
goeie nag  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
Goeienaand  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
Goeie middag  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
goeie more  

Please
mangngegda  
asseblief  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
jammer  

Bye
Pakada  
Totsiens  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
Ek het jou lief  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
Verskoon my  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Kaapse Afrikaans  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
-  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
7,700,000.00  
40

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Oranjeriverafrikaans  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
-  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
7,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Baster Afrikaans  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Namibia  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
7.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
7.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
10.30 million  
40

Native Name
ilokano  
Afrikaans  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Cape Dutch  

French Name
ilocano  
afrikaans  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Afrikaans  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Afrikaners  

History

Origin
18th Century  
17th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Germanic  

Branch
-  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Standard Afrikaans  

Language Position
94  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
af  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
afr  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
afr  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
afr  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
afrs  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
afri1274  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
52-ACB-ba  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic  

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

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Ilocano and Afrikaans Speaking population

Ilocano and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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 Ilocano and Afrikaans on Ilocano vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Afrikaans Language Codes

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

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