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Tagalog vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs 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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Tagalog and Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Tagalog vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Tagalog and Ilocano language. History of Tagalog language states that this language originated in 1593 whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Tagalog and Ilocano Language History.

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Tagalog and Ilocano Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Tagalog and Ilocano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tagalog and Ilocano language. Tagalog word for "Hello" is Kamusta or Ilocano word for "Thank You" is Agyamanak. Find more of such common Tagalog Greetings and Ilocano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Tagalog vs Ilocano Difficulty

The Tagalog vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tagalog Alphabets and Ilocano Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Tagalog and Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tagalog and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tagalog is 44 weeks while to learn Ilocano time required is 44 weeks.

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