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Cebuano and Tagalog Speaking countries


Tagalog and Cebuano Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
Philippines   

Second Language
Philippines   
Filipinos   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Australia   

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

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • 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".
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language   
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   

Derived From
Island of Cebu   
Not Available   

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Cebuano and Tagalog as Minority Language

In Cebuano and Tagalog speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cebuano and Tagalog as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Cebuano as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Tagalog as minority language: Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom.

If you want to compare Cebuano and Tagalog dialects, then you can go to Cebuano vs Tagalog Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Cebuano and Tagalog Regulators

Cebuano and Tagalog speaking countries provide you Cebuano and Tagalog regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters regulates Cebuano language.Tagalog is regulated by Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Cebuano and Tagalog Language History.

Cebuano and Tagalog Continents

Thinking about Cebuano and Tagalog continents in which Cebuano and Tagalog speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Cebuano and Tagalog. Most of the Cebuano speaking countries lie in Asia. While Tagalog speaking countries lie in Asia, Australia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Cebuano and Tagalog languages:

Cebuano Interesting Facts:

Tagalog Interesting Facts:

The Cebuano language was derived from Island of Cebu and is similar to Hiligaynon Language whereas Cebuano language is similar to Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages and derived from Not Available.

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