Tagalog and Indonesian Speaking countries
Countries
Philippines
Indonesia
National Language
Philippines
Indonesia
Second Language
Filipinos
East Timor, Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Interesting Facts
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
- 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.
Similar To
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Malay language
Derived From
Not Available
Malay and Dutch Languages
Tagalog and Indonesian as Minority Language
In Tagalog and Indonesian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tagalog and Indonesian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Tagalog as minority language: Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
If you want to compare Tagalog and Indonesian dialects, then you can go to Tagalog vs Indonesian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Tagalog and Indonesian Regulators
Tagalog and Indonesian speaking countries provide you Tagalog and Indonesian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee regulates Tagalog language.Indonesian is regulated by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. Also get to learn, Tagalog and Indonesian Language History.
Tagalog and Indonesian Continents
Thinking about Tagalog and Indonesian continents in which Tagalog and Indonesian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tagalog and Indonesian. Most of the Tagalog speaking countries lie in Asia, Australia. 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 Tagalog and Indonesian languages:
Tagalog Interesting Facts:
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
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 Tagalog language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages whereas Tagalog language is similar to Malay language and derived from Malay and Dutch Languages.