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Ilocano and Basque


Basque and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Philippines  
France, Spain  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

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

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
Euskaltzaindia, 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.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Spanish  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
21  
11

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
Kaixo  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
Eskerrik asko  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
Zer moduz?  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
Gabon  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
Arratsalde on  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
Arratsalde on  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
Egun on  

Please
mangngegda  
Mesedez  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
Barkatu  

Bye
Pakada  
Agur  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
Maite zaitut  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
Barkatu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Navarro-Lapurdian  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
France  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
68,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Souletin  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
France, Soule, Spain  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
8,700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Biscayan  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
750,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
7.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
0.70 million  
99+

Native Name
ilokano  
Euskara  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  

French Name
ilocano  
basque  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Baskisch  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[bɑːsk]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Basque people  

History

Origin
18th Century  
c. 1000  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Vasconic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Basque  

Language Position
94  
99+
30  
28

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Basque Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
eu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
eus  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
baq  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
eus  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
eus  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
basq1248  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
40-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Ilocano and Basque Speaking population

Ilocano and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 %. 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 Basque on Ilocano vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Basque Language Codes

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

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