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Ilocano and Cebuano Speaking countries


Cebuano and Ilocano Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
Philippines   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language   
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Hiligaynon Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Island of Cebu   

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Ilocano and Cebuano as Minority Language

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

  • Ilocano as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Cebuano as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Ilocano and Cebuano Regulators

Ilocano and Cebuano speaking countries provide you Ilocano and Cebuano regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Commission on the Filipino Language regulates Ilocano language.Cebuano is regulated by Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters. Also get to learn, Ilocano and Cebuano Language History.

Ilocano and Cebuano Continents

Thinking about Ilocano and Cebuano continents in which Ilocano and Cebuano speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Ilocano and Cebuano. Most of the Ilocano speaking countries lie in Asia. While Cebuano 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 Ilocano and Cebuano languages:

Ilocano Interesting Facts:

Cebuano Interesting Facts:

The Ilocano language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages whereas Ilocano language is similar to Hiligaynon Language and derived from Island of Cebu.

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