Countries
Philippines
European Union, Malta
Total No. Of Countries
12
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46
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National Language
Philippines
Malta
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
National Council for the Maltese Language
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
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Roman Languages