Tagalog and Javanese Speaking countries
Countries
Philippines
Indonesia
National Language
Philippines
Indonesia
Second Language
Filipinos
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- 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".
- The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
- The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
Similar To
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages
Derived From
Not Available
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Tagalog and Javanese as Minority Language
In Tagalog and Javanese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tagalog and Javanese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Tagalog as minority language: Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom.
- Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.
If you want to compare Tagalog and Javanese dialects, then you can go to Tagalog vs Javanese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Tagalog and Javanese Regulators
Tagalog and Javanese speaking countries provide you Tagalog and Javanese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee regulates Tagalog language.Javanese is not regulated. Also get to learn, Tagalog and Javanese Language History.
Tagalog and Javanese Continents
Thinking about Tagalog and Javanese continents in which Tagalog and Javanese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tagalog and Javanese. Most of the Tagalog speaking countries lie in Asia, Australia. While Javanese 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 Tagalog and Javanese languages:
Tagalog Interesting Facts:
- 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".
Javanese Interesting Facts:
- The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
- The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
The Tagalog language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages whereas Tagalog language is similar to Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages and derived from Not Available.