Somali and Ilocano
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Philippines
National Language
Somalia
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Commission on the Filipino Language
Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Agyamanak
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Kumusta?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Naimbag a rabii
Good Evening
Evening Good
Naimbag a sardam
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Naimbag a malem
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Naimbag a bigat
Please
Fadlan
Not available
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Ayayatenka
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Maawan-dayawen
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Balangao
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Bontoc
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Not present
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Not present
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
ilokano
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Ilokano, Iloko
French Name
somali
ilocano
German Name
Somali
Ilokano-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Somalis
Ilocano people
Origin
19th century
18th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Modern Ilocano
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
so
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
ilok1237
Linguasphere
No data available
31-CBA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Somali 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 Somali and Ilocano dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Ilocano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Ilocano Dialects are spoken in different Ilocano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Ilocano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Ilocano dialects include: Balangao , Bontoc. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Ilocano Speaking population
Somali and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available 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 Somali and Ilocano on Somali vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Ilocano Language Codes
Somali and Ilocano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Ilocano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.