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Ilocano vs Tulu


Tulu vs Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
India  

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  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
  • Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Kannada Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
16  
13

How Many Consonants
20  
10
35  
25

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
Namaskara  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
Mast Upakara.  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
Yencha Ullar?  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
yedde rathre  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
yedde baiyya  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
yedde madhyana  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
yedde kaande  

Please
mangngegda  
Daya maltadu  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
Yenna thapu aandu  

Bye
Pakada  
Barpe  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
Kshamisi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Brahmin tulu  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
2,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Jain  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Girijan  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
2.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million  
99+
1.70 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
1.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ilokano  
Tulu  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa  

French Name
ilocano  
-  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Tulu  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[ˈtulu]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Tuluva  

History

Origin
18th Century  
14  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Tulu  

Language Position
94  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Signed Tulu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
tcy  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
tul  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
tcy  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
tcy  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
tulu1258  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Ilocano and Tulu Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs Tulu language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and Tulu language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century whereas history of Tulu language states that this language originated in 14. 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 Tulu Language History.

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

Ilocano vs Tulu Difficulty

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

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