Japanese and Ilocano
Countries
Japan
Philippines
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
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Alphabets in
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Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Kana
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
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)
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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
Dialect 1
Sanuki
Balangao
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Philippines
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kansai
Not present
Where They Speak
kansai
Not present
Alternative Names
Not Available
Ilokano, Iloko
French Name
japonais
ilocano
German Name
Japanisch
Ilokano-Sprache
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
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Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Ilocano people
Language Family
Japonic Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Japanese
Modern Ilocano
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ja
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
nucl1643
ilok1237
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
31-CBA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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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.
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.