Indonesian and Filipino Speaking countries

Indonesian and Filipino as Minority Language

In Indonesian and Filipino speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Filipino 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 Indonesian and Filipino dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Filipino Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Indonesian and Filipino Regulators

Indonesian and Filipino speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Filipino regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Filipino is regulated by Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Filipino Language History.

Indonesian and Filipino Continents

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

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

• The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
• In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.

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.

The Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Tagalog Language and derived from Spanish Language.