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279 LANGUAGE FILE
Language name Ilocano, Iloko i�ləυ�kɑ�nəυ
Ilokano
Language name Ijo Ijaw �i�dʒəυ, �i��ɔ�
Autonym (if known and different)
Autonym (if known and different)
Language family Niger-Congo Benue-Congo
Language family Austronesian
Spoken in Nigeria
Spoken in Philippines
Approximate number of speakers 500k
Approximate number of speakers 5m
Writing system Roman
Writing system Roman
Phonetics/phonology
Phonetics/phonology
Stress
Stress one of the last two syllables
Contains following rare
consonant (types)
Said to have how many vowels? 4
Contains following rare implosive
consonant (types)
Said to have how many vowels? 9�nasalisation (8)
Marked vowel types
Marked vowel types
Tone register, terrace-level
Tone none
Rhythm tone-group-based
Rhythm no information
Vowel harmony ATR
Vowel harmony none
Morphology agglutinative stem-based
Morphology isolating and word-based
agglutinative
Particular formation types infix; prefix; partial prefixed and partial infixed and full
reduplication; suffix
Particular formation types prefix; suffix; reduplication; tone used morphologically
Syntax
Word order VSO AN prepositions
NPoss
Particular syntactic phenomena inclusive / exclusive 1st plural; ergative / absolutive
marking; dual; morphological aspect
Syntax
Word order SOV AN postpositions
PossN
Particular syntactic phenomena serial verbs; gender
Points of interest
Points of interest different reduplication patterns have different meanings
Sources Campbell (1991), Rubino (2005)
Sources Givon (1975), Jenewari (1989), Katzner (1977),
Ruhlen (1976), Westermann & Bryan (1970),
Williamson (1969b), Williamson & Blench (2000)
Ilokano, Iloko see Ilocano