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Maithili and Ilocano


Ilocano and Maithili


Countries

Countries
India, Nepal  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Nepal  
Philippines  

Second Language
Nepal  
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
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Bhojpuri Language  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
47  
27
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
22  
12
20  
10

Scripts
Devanagari  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
pranam  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
dhanyabad  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
Śubharātri  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
shubh sandhya  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
Suprabhaat  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
kripaya  
mangngegda  

Sorry
maf karai  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Alavidā  
Pakada  

I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
kripaya  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Tharuwat  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Nepal  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
21
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madhubani  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
North India  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
19
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Khortha  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Deoghar, France  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
35,000,000.00  
17
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
15  
14
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
32.00 million  
35
9.10 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.41 %  
35
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
27.00 million  
30
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
2.80 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
maithili  
ilocano  

German Name
Maithili  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈmaitʰili]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Maithil  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
14th century  
18th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Maithili  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
40  
37
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Maithili Sign Language  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mai  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
mai  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
mai  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
mai  
ilo  

Glottocode
mait1250  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
No data available  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Maithili 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 Maithili and Ilocano dialects. Various dialects of Maithili and Ilocano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maithili are spoken in different Maithili Speaking Countries whereas Ilocano Dialects are spoken in different Ilocano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maithili vs Ilocano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat, Madhubani. Ilocano dialects include: Balangao , Bontoc. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Maithili and Ilocano Speaking population

Maithili and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % 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 Maithili and Ilocano on Maithili vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maithili and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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