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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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

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   
Not available   

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
Not Available   
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Bisalog   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Filipino   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Not present   

How Many People Speak
90,000.00   
30
Not Available   

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 %   
32
0.14 %   
99+

Native Speakers
28.00 million   
29
9.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
Not Available   

Native Name
Tagalog   
ilokano   

Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino   
Ilokano, Iloko   

French Name
tagalog   
ilocano   

German Name
Tagalog   
Ilokano-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Tagalog people   
Ilocano people   

History

Origin
1593   
18th Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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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 Not Available.

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