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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
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

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
Not available   
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   
12

Dialect 2
Bontoc   
Hyderabadi Urdu   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
India   

How Many People Speak
41,000.00   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not present   
Rekhta   

Where They Speak
Not present   
South Asia   

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 %   
20

Native Speakers
9.10 million   
99+
61.00 million   
19

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
43.00 million   
14

Native Name
ilokano   
اُردُو   

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko   
Bihari   

French Name
ilocano   
ourdou   

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache   
Urdu   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈʊrd̪u]   

Ethnicity
Ilocano people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
18th Century   
12th Century CE   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ilok1237   
urdu1245   

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a   
59-AAF-q   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
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 Not Available while to learn Urdu time required is 44 weeks.

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