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Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
- 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".
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.