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Ilocano and Greek


Greek and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Philippines  
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Roman Empire  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Armenian  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
7  
4

How Many Consonants
20  
10
17  
7

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Arabic, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
γεια σας (geia sas)  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  

Please
mangngegda  
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  

Bye
Pakada  
αντίο (antío)  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Cappadocian Greek  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Greece  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
2,800.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Griko  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
50,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Mariupol  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
13,000,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
25  
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.18 %  
99+

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
13.00 million  
37

Native Name
ilokano  
ελληνικά  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  

French Name
ilocano  
grec moderne (après 1453)  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Neugriechisch  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[eliniˈka]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Greeks or Hellenes  

History

Origin
18th Century  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Hellenic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Modern Greek  

Language Position
94  
99+
74  
99+

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Greek Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
el  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
ell  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
gre  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
ell  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
ells  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
gree1276  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
56-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Ilocano and Greek Speaking population

Ilocano and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Ilocano vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Greek Language Codes

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

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