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Ilocano vs Indonesian


Indonesian vs Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Indonesia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Indonesia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
East Timor, Indonesia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands  

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Malay language  

Derived From
-  
Malay and Dutch Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
20  
10
19  
9

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
7  
6

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
Halo  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
Terima kasih  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
Apa kabar?  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
Selamat Malam  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
Malam yang baik  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
Selamat Sore  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
Selamat Pagi  

Please
mangngegda  
mohon Untuk  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
maaf  

Bye
Pakada  
Selamat tinggal  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
Aku cinta kamu  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
Permisi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Sundanese  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
38,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Balinese  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
3,300,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Minangkabau  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Indonesia, Malaysia  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
46  
30

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
1.16 %  
15

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
23.00 million  
34

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
140.00 million  
4

Native Name
ilokano  
Bahasa Melayu  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Bahasa Indonesia  

French Name
ilocano  
indonésien  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Bahasa Indonesia  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Indonesians  

History

Origin
18th Century  
7th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Malay  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Indonesian  

Language Position
94  
99+
56  
99+

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
id  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
ind  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
ind  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
ind  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
ind  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
indo1316  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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Ilocano and Indonesian Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs Indonesian language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and Indonesian language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century whereas history of Indonesian language states that this language originated in 7th Century. 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 Indonesian Language History.

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Ilocano and Indonesian 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 Indonesian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Ilocano and Indonesian language. Ilocano word for "Hello" is Kablaaw or Indonesian word for "Thank You" is Terima kasih. Find more of such common Ilocano Greetings and Indonesian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Ilocano vs Indonesian Difficulty

The Ilocano vs Indonesian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano Alphabets and Indonesian 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 Indonesian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Indonesian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is 44 weeks while to learn Indonesian time required is 36 weeks.

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