Countries
Philippines
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Total No. Of Countries
110
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National Language
Philippines
Portugal
Second Language
Filipinos
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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".
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
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Latin