Ilocano and Somali
Countries
Philippines
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Philippines
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
-
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Agyamanak
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Kumusta?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
Subax wanaagsan
I Love You
Ayayatenka
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Balangao
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Philippines
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Bontoc
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Philippines
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Not present
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Not present
Standard Somali
Native Name
ilokano
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
ilocano
somali
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Somali
Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
Somalis
Origin
18th Century
19th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
Somali
Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
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Glottocode
ilok1237
soma1255
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-
All Ilocano and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Ilocano and Somali Speaking population
Ilocano and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 %. 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 Somali on Ilocano vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Ilocano and Somali Language Codes
Ilocano and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.