Indonesian and Ilocano Speaking countries
Countries
Indonesia
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Indonesia
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
  
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
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.
  
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
Similar To
Malay language
  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
  
Not Available
  
Indonesian and Ilocano as Minority Language
In Indonesian and Ilocano speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Ilocano as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
- Ilocano as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Indonesian and Ilocano dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Ilocano Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Indonesian and Ilocano Regulators
Indonesian and Ilocano speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Ilocano regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Ilocano is regulated by Commission on the Filipino Language. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Ilocano Language History.
Indonesian and Ilocano Continents
Thinking about Indonesian and Ilocano continents in which Indonesian and Ilocano speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Ilocano. Most of the Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Ilocano 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 Ilocano 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.
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.
The Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages and derived from Not Available.