Ilocano and Afrikaans
Countries
Philippines
South Africa
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 in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
I Love You
Ayayatenka
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Balangao
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Philippines
-
Dialect 2
Bontoc
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Philippines
-
Dialect 3
Not present
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Not present
Namibia
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
Origin
18th Century
17th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
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Glottocode
ilok1237
afri1274
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Analytic
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.
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.