Filipino and Indonesian as Minority Language
In Filipino and Indonesian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Filipino and Indonesian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Filipino as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
If you want to compare Filipino and Indonesian dialects, then you can go to Filipino vs Indonesian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Filipino and Indonesian Regulators
Filipino and Indonesian speaking countries provide you Filipino and Indonesian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino regulates Filipino language.Indonesian is regulated by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. Also get to learn, Filipino and Indonesian Language History.
Filipino and Indonesian Continents
Thinking about Filipino and Indonesian continents in which Filipino and Indonesian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Filipino and Indonesian. Most of the Filipino speaking countries lie in Asia. While Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Filipino and Indonesian languages:
Filipino Interesting Facts:
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
Indonesian Interesting Facts:
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
The Filipino language was derived from Spanish Language and is similar to Tagalog Language whereas Filipino language is similar to Malay language and derived from Malay and Dutch Languages.