Ilocano and Indonesian Speaking countries

Ilocano and Indonesian as Minority Language

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

Ilocano and Indonesian Regulators

Ilocano and Indonesian speaking countries provide you Ilocano and Indonesian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Commission on the Filipino Language regulates Ilocano language.Indonesian is regulated by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. Also get to learn, Ilocano and Indonesian Language History.

Ilocano and Indonesian Continents

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

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

• The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
• In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.

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