Santali and Ilocano Speaking countries

Santali and Ilocano as Minority Language

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

Santali and Ilocano Regulators

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

Santali and Ilocano Continents

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

Santali Interesting Facts:

• Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
• Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.

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 Santali language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Munda Language whereas Santali language is similar to Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages and derived from Not Available.