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Ilocano vs Danish


Danish vs Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Philippines  
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe, North America, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America  

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
  
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Norwegian and Swedish  

Derived From
-  
Old Norse Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
20  
17

How Many Consonants
20  
10
20  
10

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
Hallo  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
Mange tak  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
Hvordan har du det?  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
God nat  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
God aften  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
God eftermiddag  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
God morgen  

Please
mangngegda  
Please  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
Undskyld!  

Bye
Pakada  
Farvel  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
Jeg elsker dig  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
Undskyld mig  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Scanian  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Sweden  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
80,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Jutlandic  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Denmark  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Bornholmsk  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Island of Bornholm  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
5.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
6.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ilokano  
dansk  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Dansk, Rigsdansk  

French Name
ilocano  
danois  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Dänisch  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Danish people or Danes  

History

Origin
18th Century  
c. 1100 AD  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Rigsdansk  

Language Position
94  
99+
18  
16

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Signed Danish  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
da  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
dan  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
dan  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
dan  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
dan  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
dani1284  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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Ilocano and Danish Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs Danish language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and Danish language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century whereas history of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Ilocano and Danish Language History.

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Ilocano and Danish Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Ilocano and Danish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Ilocano and Danish language. Ilocano word for "Hello" is Kablaaw or Danish word for "Thank You" is Mange tak. Find more of such common Ilocano Greetings and Danish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Ilocano vs Danish Difficulty

The Ilocano vs Danish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano Alphabets and Danish Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Ilocano and Danish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Danish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is 44 weeks while to learn Danish time required is 24 weeks.

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