Ilocano and Oriya Speaking countries

Ilocano and Oriya as Minority Language

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

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

Ilocano and Oriya Regulators

Ilocano and Oriya speaking countries provide you Ilocano and Oriya regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Commission on the Filipino Language regulates Ilocano language.Oriya is not regulated. Also get to learn, Ilocano and Oriya Language History.

Ilocano and Oriya Continents

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

Ilocano Interesting Facts:

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

Oriya Interesting Facts:

• The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
• Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.

The Ilocano language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages whereas Ilocano language is similar to Bengali and Assamese and derived from Sanskrit Language.