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Ilocano vs Urdu


Urdu vs Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Philippines  
Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Arabic and Hindi Languages  

Derived From
-  
Ghaznavid Persian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
10  
7

How Many Consonants
20  
10
40  
29

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
خوش آمديد  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
آپ کا شکریہ  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
گڈ نائٹ  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
گڈ آفٹر نون  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
گڈ مارننگ  

Please
mangngegda  
براہ مہربانی  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
معاف کرنا  

Bye
Pakada  
الوداع  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
مجھے تم سے محبت  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
معاف کیجئے گا  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Dakhini  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
India  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
India  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Not present  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
Not present  
South Asia  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million  
99+
104.00 million  
15

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.99 %  
21

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
43.00 million  
20

Native Name
ilokano  
اُردُو  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Bihari  

French Name
ilocano  
ourdou  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Urdu  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Urdu-speaking people  

History

Origin
18th Century  
12th Century CE  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
94  
99+
20  
18

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Signed Urdu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ur  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
urd  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
urd  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
urd  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
urd  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
urdu1245  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
59-AAF-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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Ilocano and Urdu Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs Urdu language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and Urdu language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century whereas history of Urdu language states that this language originated in 12th Century 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 Urdu Language History.

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

Ilocano vs Urdu Difficulty

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

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