Countries
Countries
Philippines
Madagascar
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Philippines
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
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Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
3221
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
65
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2020
9
60
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Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
43
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
Kablaaw
Salama!
Thank You
Agyamanak
Misaotra
How Are You?
Kumusta?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
Alina tsara
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
Maraina tsara
Please
mangngegda
azafady
Sorry
Agpakawanak
Miala tsiny
Bye
Pakada
Veloma!
I Love You
Ayayatenka
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
Azafady
Dialects
Dialect 1
Balangao
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Philippines
Merina
How Many People Speak
21,000.005,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Bontoc
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Philippines
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
41,000.001,200,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Not present
Plateau Malagasy
Where They Speak
Not present
-
How Many People Speak
8,000,000.0020,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
22
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million25.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.14 %0.28 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
9.10 million18.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million18.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ilokano
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
ilocano
malgache
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
Malagasy people
History
Origin
18th Century
1000 AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
Austronesian
Branch
-
Indonesian
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
standard Malagasy
Language Position
9484
1
120
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Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language
Malagasy Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Code
ISO 639 1
No data available
mg
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ilo
mlg
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
mlg
ISO 639 3
ilo
mlg
ISO 639 6
ilo
mlg
Glottocode
ilok1237
mala1537
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
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