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Ilocano vs Sindhi


Sindhi vs Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Philippines  
India, Pakistan, Sindh  

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  
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority  

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 first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Gujarati  

Derived From
-  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
64  
37

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
10  
7

How Many Consonants
20  
10
42  
31

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Arabic, Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
Assalam O Alaikum  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
Meharbani  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
Kehra haal aahin  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
tava kia aayo  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
Sham Jo Salam  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
Assalam o Alaikum  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
Subho Bakhair  

Please
mangngegda  
Mehrbani  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
Moon khe afsos aahe  

Bye
Pakada  
Allah Wahi  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
Man tokhe prem karyan ti  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
Maaf Kajo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Siraiki  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Upper Sindh  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
25,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Vicholi  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Central Sindh  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
25,000,000.00  
23

Dialect 3
Not present  
Lari  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Lower Sindh  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
25.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million  
99+
29.00 million  
37

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.39 %  
36

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
25.00 million  
27

Native Name
ilokano  
سنڌي  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Sindhi  

French Name
ilocano  
sindhi  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Sindhi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[sɪndi]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Sindhi people  

History

Origin
18th Century  
711 A.D  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Sindhi and Middle Sindhi  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Sindhi  

Language Position
94  
99+
50  
99+

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Signed Sindhi  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
sd  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
snd  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
snd  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
snd  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
snd  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
sind1272  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Ilocano and Sindhi Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs Sindhi language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and Sindhi language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century whereas history of Sindhi language states that this language originated in 711 A.D. 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 Sindhi Language History.

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

Ilocano vs Sindhi Difficulty

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

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