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Ilocano and Navajo


Navajo and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
United States of America  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
United States of America  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
North America  

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.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Apache Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
12  
9

How Many Consonants
20  
10
34  
24

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
Yá'át'ééh  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
Ahéhee'  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
Yá'át'ééh  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
Yá'át'ééh abíní  

Please
mangngegda  
T'aa shoodi  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
Nízhdził  

Bye
Pakada  
Hágoónee’  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
Ayóó ánííníshí  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
Shoohá  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Navajo1  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Arizona  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Navajo2  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
New Mexico  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Navajo3  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Utah  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
120,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
1.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
0.17 million  
99+

Native Name
ilokano  
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Navaho  

French Name
ilocano  
navaho  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Navajo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[ˈnævəhoʊ]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Navajo people  

History

Origin
18th Century  
1500 CE  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Dené–Yeniseian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Athapascan  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Navajo  

Language Position
94  
99+
29  
27

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Navajo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
nv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
nav  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
nav  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
nav  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
nav  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
nava1243  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  

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All Ilocano and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Ilocano and Navajo Speaking population

Ilocano and Navajo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Navajo languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Navajo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Navajo language is 0.05 %. 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 Navajo on Ilocano vs Navajo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Navajo Language Codes

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

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