Filipino and Chinese Speaking countries
Countries
Philippines
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
Philippines
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Philippines
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
- 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.
Similar To
Tagalog Language
Japanese and Korean Languages
Derived From
Spanish Language
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Filipino and Chinese as Minority Language
In Filipino and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Filipino and Chinese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Filipino as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
If you want to compare Filipino and Chinese dialects, then you can go to Filipino vs Chinese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Filipino and Chinese Regulators
Filipino and Chinese speaking countries provide you Filipino and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino regulates Filipino language.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Filipino and Chinese Language History.
Filipino and Chinese Continents
Thinking about Filipino and Chinese continents in which Filipino and Chinese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Filipino and Chinese. Most of the Filipino speaking countries lie in Asia. While Chinese 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 Filipino and Chinese languages:
Filipino Interesting Facts:
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
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.
The Filipino language was derived from Spanish Language and is similar to Tagalog Language whereas Filipino language is similar to Japanese and Korean Languages and derived from .