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Ilocano and Maithili


Maithili and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India, Nepal  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Philippines  
India, Nepal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Nepal  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Bhojpuri Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
8  
5

How Many Consonants
20  
10
22  
12

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
pranam  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
dhanyabad  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
Aahan kehan chhi ?  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
Śubharātri  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
shubh sandhya  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
dopahar ke bad namaskar  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
Suprabhaat  

Please
mangngegda  
kripaya  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
maf karai  

Bye
Pakada  
Alavidā  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
kripaya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Tharuwat  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Nepal  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
21

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Madhubani  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
North India  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Not present  
Khortha  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Deoghar, France  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
35,000,000.00  
17

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million  
99+
32.00 million  
35

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.41 %  
35

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
27.00 million  
30

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
2.80 million  
99+

Native Name
ilokano  
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  

French Name
ilocano  
maithili  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Maithili  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[ˈmaitʰili]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Maithil  

History

Origin
18th Century  
14th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Standard Maithili  

Language Position
94  
99+
40  
37

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Maithili Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
mai  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
mai  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
mai  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
mai  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
mait1250  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Ilocano and Maithili Speaking population

Ilocano and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Ilocano vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Maithili Language Codes

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

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