Dutch and Ilocano Speaking countries
Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Philippines
National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Philippines
Second Language
South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Asia
Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Commission on the Filipino Language
Interesting Facts
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
Similar To
German and English Languages
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Derived From
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Dutch and Ilocano as Minority Language
In Dutch and Ilocano speaking countries you will get the countries which have Dutch and Ilocano as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.
- Ilocano as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Dutch and Ilocano dialects, then you can go to Dutch vs Ilocano Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Dutch and Ilocano Regulators
Dutch and Ilocano speaking countries provide you Dutch and Ilocano regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) regulates Dutch language.Ilocano is regulated by Commission on the Filipino Language. Also get to learn, Dutch and Ilocano Language History.
Dutch and Ilocano Continents
Thinking about Dutch and Ilocano continents in which Dutch and Ilocano speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Dutch and Ilocano. Most of the Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 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 Dutch and Ilocano languages:
Dutch Interesting Facts:
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
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 Dutch language was derived from Not Available and is similar to German and English Languages whereas Dutch language is similar to Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages and derived from Not Available.