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Ilocano Language



Countries

Countries
Philippines

Total No. Of Countries
1 14

National Language
Philippines

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents
Asia

Minority Language
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.

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages

Derived From
-

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Alphabets
32 14

Phonology

How Many Vowels
6 3

How Many Consonants
20 10

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin

Writing Direction
-

Hard to Learn

Language Levels
4 3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks 17

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw

Thank You
Agyamanak

How Are You?
Kumusta?

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat

Please
mangngegda

Sorry
Agpakawanak

Bye
Pakada

I Love You
Ayayatenka

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao

Where They Speak
Philippines

How Many People Speak
21,000.00 84

Dialect 2
Bontoc

Where They Speak
Philippines

How Many People Speak
41,000.00 85

Dialect 3
Not present

Where They Speak
Not present

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00 31

Total No. Of Dialects
2 2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million 56

Speaking Population
0.14 % 53

Native Speakers
9.10 million 47

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million 39

Native Name
ilokano

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko

French Name
ilocano

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]

Ethnicity
Ilocano people

History

Origin
18th Century

Language Family
Austronesian Family

Subgroup
-

Branch
-

Language Forms

Early Forms
No early forms

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano

Language Position
94 73

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language

Scope
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T
ilo

ISO 639 2/B
ilo

ISO 639 3
ilo

ISO 639 6
ilo

Glottocode
ilok1237

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a

Types of Language

Language Type
Living

Language Linguistic Typology
-

Language Morphological Typology
-

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Origin of Ilocano language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Ilocano language is one of the Most Difficult Languages. The origin of Ilocano language states that it was put to use in 18th Century. The history of Ilocano language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Ilocano Language History. Ilocano has no early forms. Modern Ilocano is the standard form of Ilocano language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Ilocano Language.

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Ilocano population

Ilocano population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Ilocano language. Ilocano language is spoken by 9.10 million people in the world. Most of the Ilocano population lies in the Ilocano Speaking Countries. Ilocano language is spoken as first language by 9.10 million people and as second language by about 11.00 million people. Get to know Ilocano speaking population in detail.

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Ilocano writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Ilocano writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Ilocano language. Some languages share common writing systems. Ilokano Braille, Latin script is used by Ilocano language. Learn more about . 

Information about Ilocano language

Check out all the information about Ilocano language here. You may find it interesting to learn Ilocano Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Ilocano Speaking Countries, Ilocano speaking continents and Ilocano Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Ilocano countries knowing common Ilocano Greetings will help you in communicating with Ilocano people.

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