Countries
Philippines
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
National Language
Philippines
Spain
Second Language
Philippines
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
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.
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
Similar To
Tagalog Language
French Language
Derived From
Spanish Language
Latin
Filipino and Spanish as Minority Language
In Filipino and Spanish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Filipino and Spanish 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.
- Spanish as minority language: Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom.
If you want to compare Filipino and Spanish dialects, then you can go to Filipino vs Spanish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Filipino and Spanish Regulators
Filipino and Spanish speaking countries provide you Filipino and Spanish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino regulates Filipino language.Spanish is regulated by Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española. Also get to learn, Filipino and Spanish Language History.
Filipino and Spanish Continents
Thinking about Filipino and Spanish continents in which Filipino and Spanish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Filipino and Spanish. Most of the Filipino speaking countries lie in Asia. While Spanish speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 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 Spanish 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.
Spanish Interesting Facts:
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
The Filipino language was derived from Spanish Language and is similar to Tagalog Language whereas Filipino language is similar to French Language and derived from Latin.