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Ilocano vs Maithili


Maithili vs Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India, Nepal  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Philippines  
India, Nepal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Nepal  

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  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Bhojpuri Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
8  
5

How Many Consonants
20  
10
22  
12

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
pranam  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
dhanyabad  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
Aahan kehan chhi ?  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
Śubharātri  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
shubh sandhya  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
dopahar ke bad namaskar  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
Suprabhaat  

Please
mangngegda  
kripaya  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
maf karai  

Bye
Pakada  
Alavidā  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
kripaya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Tharuwat  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Nepal  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
21

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Madhubani  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
North India  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Not present  
Khortha  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Deoghar, France  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
35,000,000.00  
17

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million  
99+
32.00 million  
35

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.41 %  
35

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
27.00 million  
30

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
2.80 million  
99+

Native Name
ilokano  
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  

French Name
ilocano  
maithili  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Maithili  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[ˈmaitʰili]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Maithil  

History

Origin
18th Century  
14th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Standard Maithili  

Language Position
94  
99+
40  
37

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Maithili Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
mai  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
mai  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
mai  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
mai  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
mait1250  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Ilocano and Maithili Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs Maithili language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and Maithili language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century whereas history of Maithili language states that this language originated in 14th 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 Maithili Language History.

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

Ilocano vs Maithili Difficulty

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

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