Countries
Countries
Philippines
Philippines
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
👆🏻
National Language
Philippines
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
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.
- 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
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
3232
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
66
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2020
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
44
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Greetings
Hello
Kablaaw
Kablaaw
Thank You
Agyamanak
Agyamanak
How Are You?
Kumusta?
Kumusta?
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
Naimbag a rabii
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
Naimbag a sardam
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
Naimbag a malem
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
Naimbag a bigat
Please
mangngegda
mangngegda
Sorry
Agpakawanak
Agpakawanak
Bye
Pakada
Pakada
I Love You
Ayayatenka
Ayayatenka
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
Maawan-dayawen
Dialects
Dialect 1
Balangao
Balangao
Where They Speak
Philippines
Philippines
How Many People Speak
21,000.0021,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Bontoc
Bontoc
Where They Speak
Philippines
Philippines
How Many People Speak
41,000.0041,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Not present
Not present
Where They Speak
Not present
Not present
How Many People Speak
8,000,000.008,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
22
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million9.10 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.14 %0.14 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
9.10 million9.10 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million11.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
ilokano
ilokano
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
Ilokano, Iloko
French Name
ilocano
ilocano
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Ilokano-Sprache
Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]
[iːloˈkɑno]
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
Ilocano people
History
Origin
18th Century
18th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
Modern Ilocano
Language Position
9494
1
120
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Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language
Ilocano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ilo
ilo
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
ilo
ISO 639 3
ilo
ilo
ISO 639 6
ilo
ilo
Glottocode
ilok1237
ilok1237
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
31-CBA-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-