Arabic and Portuguese Speaking countries

Arabic

Portuguese

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1.1 Countries

Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

2310

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1.3 National Language

Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Portugal

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

United States of America

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America

1.7 Regulated By

Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council

Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras

1.8 Interesting Facts

Arabic is 5th common language in world.
Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

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.

1.9 Similar To

Amharic and Hebrew

Spanish and Galician Languages

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Latin

Arabic vs Portuguese Countries

Comparing Arabic vs Portuguese countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Arabic and Portuguese languages.

Arabic Speaking Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
Portuguese Speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe.

So we find that, total number of countries where Arabic is official language is 23 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

Find if Arabic and Portuguese are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Arabic and Portuguese speaking countries will give you the presence of Arabic and Portuguese languages in different countries. Along with Arabic vs Portuguese countries, you can also compare Arabic vs Portuguese.

Arabic and Portuguese as Minority Language

In Arabic and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Arabic and Portuguese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Arabic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.

If you want to compare Arabic and Portuguese dialects, then you can go to Arabic vs Portuguese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Arabic and Portuguese Regulators

Arabic and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Arabic and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council regulates Arabic language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Arabic and Portuguese Language History.

Arabic and Portuguese Continents

Thinking about Arabic and Portuguese continents in which Arabic and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Arabic and Portuguese. Most of the Arabic speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia. While Portuguese speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America. 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 Arabic and Portuguese languages:

Arabic Interesting Facts:

Arabic is 5th common language in world.
Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

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.

The Arabic language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Amharic and Hebrew whereas Arabic language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.