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Ilocano and Assamese


Assamese and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Bangladesh, India  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Bangladesh, Bhutan  

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
Asam Sahitya Sabha  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
  • Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
    •   

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Bengali and Oriya  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
11  
8

How Many Consonants
20  
10
41  
30

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
nomoskaar  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
ḍhonyobaaḍ  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
aapuni kene aase?  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
subhoraattri  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
subha gadhuli  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
subha abeli  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
suprobhaat  

Please
mangngegda  
anugroha kori  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
moi ḍukkhita  

Bye
Pakada  
biḍai  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
moi tomaak bhaalpaao  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
kyoma koribo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Kamrupi  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Western Assam  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Goalpariya  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Western Assam  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
16,000,000.00  
30

Dialect 3
Not present  
Bhakatiya  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Assam  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
16,000,000.00  
27

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
ilokano  
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya  

French Name
ilocano  
assamais  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Assamesisch  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[ɔxɔmɔnɔ]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Assamese people  

History

Origin
18th Century  
7th century A.D  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Kamarupa  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Assamese  

Language Position
94  
99+
65  
99+

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Signed Assamese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
as  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
asm  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
asm  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
asm  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
asm  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
assa1263  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
59-AAF-w  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Ilocano and Assamese Speaking population

Ilocano and Assamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Assamese languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Assamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 %. 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 Assamese on Ilocano vs Assamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Assamese Language Codes

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

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