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Japanese and Ilocano


Ilocano and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Japan  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific  
Asia  

Minority Language
Palau  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Korean Language  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99  
40
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
14  
4
20  
10

Scripts
Kana  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  
mangngegda  

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)  
Pakada  

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Kagawa  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00  
99+
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hakata  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Fukuoka  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
127,000,000.00  
4
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kansai  
Not present  

Where They Speak
kansai  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
127,000,000.00  
4
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
31  
25
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million  
14
9.10 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.90 %  
10
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
128.00 million  
9
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
日本語  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Nihongo  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
japonais  
ilocano  

German Name
Japanisch  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
1185  
18th Century  

Language Family
Japonic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Japanese  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
8  
8
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ja  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
jpn  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
jpn  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
jpn  
ilo  

Glottocode
nucl1643  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
-  

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All Japanese and Ilocano Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Japanese and Ilocano dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Ilocano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Ilocano Dialects are spoken in different Ilocano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Ilocano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Ilocano dialects include: Balangao , Bontoc. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Japanese and Ilocano Speaking population

Japanese and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Japanese and Ilocano on Japanese vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Ilocano Language Codes

Japanese and Ilocano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Ilocano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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