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Filipino and Tagalog Speaking countries


Tagalog and Filipino 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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   

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.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language   
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   

Derived From
Spanish Language   
Not Available   

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Filipino and Tagalog as Minority Language

In Filipino and Tagalog speaking countries you will get the countries which have Filipino and Tagalog 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.
  • Tagalog as minority language: Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom.

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

Filipino and Tagalog Regulators

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

Filipino and Tagalog Continents

Thinking about Filipino and Tagalog continents in which Filipino and Tagalog speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Filipino and Tagalog. Most of the Filipino 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 Filipino and Tagalog languages:

Filipino Interesting Facts:

Tagalog Interesting Facts:

The Filipino language was derived from Spanish Language and is similar to Tagalog Language whereas Filipino language is similar to Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages and derived from Not Available.

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