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Ilocano and Tagalog Speaking countries


Tagalog 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   
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
Commission on the Filipino Language   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • 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, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Ilocano and Tagalog as Minority Language

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

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

Ilocano and Tagalog Regulators

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

Ilocano and Tagalog Continents

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

Ilocano Interesting Facts:

Tagalog 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 Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages and derived from Not Available.

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