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Ilocano vs Sundanese


Sundanese vs Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
West Java   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
Indonesia   

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   
Not Available   

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 Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Madurese and Malay Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
16   
6

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin   
Latin, Sundanese   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw   
Halo   

Thank You
Agyamanak   
Nuhun   

How Are You?
Kumusta?   
Kumaha kabarna?   

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii   
Wilujeng kulem   

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam   
Wilujeng wengi   

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem   
Wilujeng siang   

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat   
Wilujeng énjing   

Please
Not available   
Mangga   

Sorry
Agpakawanak   
Hapunten   

Bye
Pakada   
Wilujeng angkat   

I Love You
Ayayatenka   
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun   

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen   
Punten   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao   
Western dialect   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Banten   

How Many People Speak
21,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
Northern dialect   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Bogor   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not present   
Priangan dialect   

Where They Speak
Not present   
Bandung   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million   
99+
39.00 million   
32

Speaking Population
0.14 %   
99+
0.57 %   
27

Native Speakers
9.10 million   
99+
38.00 million   
26

Native Name
ilokano   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko   
Priangan, Sunda   

French Name
ilocano   
soundanais   

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache   
Sundanesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Ilocano people   
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui   

History

Origin
18th Century   
5th century AD   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano   
Sundanese   

Language Position
94   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
su   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo   
sun   

ISO 639 2/B
ilo   
sun   

ISO 639 3
ilo   
sun   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ilok1237   
sund1251   

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Ilocano and Sundanese Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs Sundanese language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and Sundanese language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century whereas history of Sundanese language states that this language originated in 5th century AD. 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 Sundanese Language History.

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

Ilocano vs Sundanese Difficulty

The Ilocano vs Sundanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano Alphabets and Sundanese 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 Sundanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Sundanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is Not Available while to learn Sundanese time required is Not Available.

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