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Ilocano vs Thai


Thai vs Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Thailand  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Thailand  

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  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Lao Language  

Derived From
-  
Khmer Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
32  
21

How Many Consonants
20  
10
44  
33

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Thai  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  

Please
mangngegda  
โปรด (Pord)  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Bye
Pakada  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Isan  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Isan  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Northern Thai  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Northern Thailand  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Southern Thai  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
4,500,000.00  
39

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million  
99+
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.85 %  
24

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
20.00 million  
37

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
40.00 million  
21

Native Name
ilokano  
ภาษาไทย  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  

French Name
ilocano  
thaï  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Thailändisch  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  

History

Origin
18th Century  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
-  
Tai  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Thai  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Thai  

Language Position
94  
99+
47  
99+

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Thai Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
th  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
tha  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
tha  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
tha  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
tha  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
thai1261  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
47-AAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Ilocano and Thai Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs Thai language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and Thai language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century whereas history of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE. 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 Thai Language History.

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

Ilocano vs Thai Difficulty

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

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