Swahili and Ilocano
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Philippines
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Commission on the Filipino Language
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Thank You
Asante
Agyamanak
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Kumusta?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Naimbag a rabii
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Naimbag a sardam
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Naimbag a malem
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Naimbag a bigat
Please
tafadhali
mangngegda
I Love You
nakupenda
Ayayatenka
Excuse Me
Samahani
Maawan-dayawen
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Balangao
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Philippines
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Philippines
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Not present
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Not present
Native Name
Kiswahili
ilokano
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Ilokano, Iloko
French Name
swahili
ilocano
German Name
Swahili
Ilokano-Sprache
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[iːloˈkɑno]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Ilocano people
Origin
6th century
18th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Modern Ilocano
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Ilocano Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
sw
No data available
Glottocode
swah1254
ilok1237
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
31-CBA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Swahili 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 Swahili and Ilocano dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Ilocano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Ilocano Dialects are spoken in different Ilocano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Ilocano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Ilocano dialects include: Balangao , Bontoc. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Ilocano Speaking population
Swahili and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % 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 Swahili and Ilocano on Swahili vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Ilocano Language Codes
Swahili and Ilocano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Ilocano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.