Chinese and Ilocano Speaking countries
Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
Philippines
National Language
China, Taiwan
Philippines
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Commission on the Filipino Language
Interesting Facts
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
Similar To
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Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Derived From
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Chinese and Ilocano as Minority Language
In Chinese and Ilocano speaking countries you will get the countries which have Chinese and Ilocano as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
- Ilocano as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Chinese and Ilocano dialects, then you can go to Chinese vs Ilocano Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Chinese and Ilocano Regulators
Chinese and Ilocano speaking countries provide you Chinese and Ilocano regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council regulates Chinese language.Ilocano is regulated by Commission on the Filipino Language. Also get to learn, Chinese and Ilocano Language History.
Chinese and Ilocano Continents
Thinking about Chinese and Ilocano continents in which Chinese and Ilocano speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Chinese and Ilocano. Most of the Chinese 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 Chinese and Ilocano languages:
Chinese Interesting Facts:
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
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.
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