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Language Comparison: Ilocano vs Tok Pisin
Explore the linguistic characteristics and features of both languages
| Aspect | Ilocano | Tok Pisin |
|---|---|---|
Family | Austronesian | Creole, English-based |
Speakers | Approximately 10 million | Approximately 4 million fluent speakers (including second-language speakers) |
Features | Widely spoken in the northern regions of the Philippines, particularly in the Ilocos Region and parts of the Cordillera Administrative Region | A widely spoken creole with simplified grammar and vocabulary influenced by English, local languages, and German; used as a lingua franca in Papua New Guinea |
Countries | Philippines | Papua New Guinea |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses prepositions and verb focus similar to other Philippine languages | No, uses simple subject-verb-object order and particles to indicate tense and aspect |
Derived From | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, part of the Austronesian language family | English, with influences from German, Malay, and various indigenous languages of Papua New Guinea |
Loanwords | From Spanish, English, and other Philippine languages | Primarily from English, with some influence from German and indigenous languages |
Dialects | Includes Northern Ilocano (spoken in Ilocos Norte), Southern Ilocano (spoken in Ilocos Sur), and others | Relatively homogeneous, with some regional variations influenced by local languages across Papua New Guinea |
Alphabets | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, Ñ, Ng, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z | A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y |
Family
Ilocano
Austronesian
Tok Pisin
Creole, English-based
Speakers
Ilocano
Approximately 10 million
Tok Pisin
Approximately 4 million fluent speakers (including second-language speakers)
Features
Ilocano
Widely spoken in the northern regions of the Philippines, particularly in the Ilocos Region and parts of the Cordillera Administrative Region
Tok Pisin
A widely spoken creole with simplified grammar and vocabulary influenced by English, local languages, and German; used as a lingua franca in Papua New Guinea
Countries
Ilocano
Philippines
Tok Pisin
Papua New Guinea
Writing System
Ilocano
Latin script
Tok Pisin
Latin script
Tonal
Ilocano
No
Tok Pisin
No
Grammatical Cases
Ilocano
No, uses prepositions and verb focus similar to other Philippine languages
Tok Pisin
No, uses simple subject-verb-object order and particles to indicate tense and aspect
Derived From
Ilocano
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, part of the Austronesian language family
Tok Pisin
English, with influences from German, Malay, and various indigenous languages of Papua New Guinea
Loanwords
Ilocano
From Spanish, English, and other Philippine languages
Tok Pisin
Primarily from English, with some influence from German and indigenous languages
Dialects
Ilocano
Includes Northern Ilocano (spoken in Ilocos Norte), Southern Ilocano (spoken in Ilocos Sur), and others
Tok Pisin
Relatively homogeneous, with some regional variations influenced by local languages across Papua New Guinea
Alphabets
Ilocano
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, Ñ, Ng, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Tok Pisin
A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y
Language Facts:
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