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Ilocano and Tagalog


Tagalog and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Filipinos  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Australia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 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.
  
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
25  
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
18  
8

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Baybayin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
Kamusta  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
Salamat po  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
Kamusta ka na?  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
Magandang gabi  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
Magandang gabi po  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
Magandang hapon po  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
Magandang umaga po  

Please
mangngegda  
pakiusap  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
Pakada  
Paálam  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
Iniibig kita  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Batangas Tagalog  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Batangas, Gabon  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Bisalog  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Not present  
Filipino  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
90,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million  
99+
73.00 million  
24

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
ilokano  
Tagalog  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Filipino, Pilipino  

French Name
ilocano  
tagalog  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Tagalog  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Tagalog people  

History

Origin
18th Century  
1593  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Filipino  

Language Position
94  
99+
58  
99+

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Signed Tagalog  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
t1  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
tgl  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
tgl  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
tg1  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
tgl  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
taga1269  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
31-CKA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Ilocano and Tagalog Speaking population

Ilocano and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Ilocano vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Tagalog Language Codes

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

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