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Tagalog and Ilocano


Ilocano and Tagalog


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Philippines  

Second Language
Filipinos  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25  
7
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
18  
8
20  
10

Scripts
Baybayin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kamusta  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
Salamat po  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
Magandang gabi  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
pakiusap  
mangngegda  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Paálam  
Pakada  

I Love You
Iniibig kita  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bisalog  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Filipino  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
90,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million  
24
9.10 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
Tagalog  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
tagalog  
ilocano  

German Name
Tagalog  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Tagalog people  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
1593  
18th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
58  
99+
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tagalog  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
t1  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
tgl  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
tg1  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
tgl  
ilo  

Glottocode
taga1269  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
31-CKA  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Tagalog and Ilocano Speaking population

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

Tagalog and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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