Ilocano and Filipino Speaking countries

Ilocano and Filipino as Minority Language

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

Ilocano and Filipino Regulators

Ilocano and Filipino speaking countries provide you Ilocano and Filipino regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Commission on the Filipino Language regulates Ilocano language.Filipino is regulated by Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. Also get to learn, Ilocano and Filipino Language History.

Ilocano and Filipino Continents

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

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.

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.

The Ilocano language was derived from and is similar to Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages whereas Ilocano language is similar to Tagalog Language and derived from Spanish Language.