Countries
Philippines
Burkina Faso
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Philippines
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
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
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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.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Dagbani Language
Derived From
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-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
3226
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
68
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2016
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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Hello
Kablaaw
Kia ora
Thank You
Agyamanak
Laafi bala
How Are You?
Kumusta?
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
Kia ora
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
Ne y yibeogo
Please
mangngegda
gafare
Sorry
Agpakawanak
gafare
Bye
Pakada
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
Ayayatenka
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
Y gafare
Dialect 1
Balangao
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
Philippines
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
21,000.007,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Bontoc
Saremde
Where They Speak
Philippines
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
41,000.007,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Not present
Taolende
Where They Speak
Not present
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
8,000,000.007,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
28
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million7.60 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.14 %0.11 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
9.10 million7.60 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
ilokano
Mosse
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
French Name
ilocano
moré
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]
[mɔ̀ːsì]
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
Mossi
Origin
18th Century
11th Century AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
-
Western Sudanic
Branch
-
Gur (Voltaic)
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
Mossi
Language Position
9437
1
120
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Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language
Mossi Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ilo
mos
ISO 639 2/B
ilo
mos
ISO 639 3
ilo
mos
ISO 639 6
ilo
mos
Glottocode
ilok1237
moss1236
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
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