Basque and Portuguese Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre

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

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

210

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1.3 National Language

France, Spain

Portugal

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

United States of America

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

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

Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee

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

1.8 Interesting Facts

The Basque language is the oldest European language.
Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.

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

Spanish

Spanish and Galician Languages

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Latin

Basque vs Portuguese Countries

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

Basque Speaking Countries: Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre.
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 Basque is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

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

Basque and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

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

Basque and Portuguese Regulators

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

Basque and Portuguese Continents

Thinking about Basque and Portuguese continents in which Basque and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Basque and Portuguese. Most of the Basque speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. 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 Basque and Portuguese languages:

Basque Interesting Facts:

The Basque language is the oldest European language.
Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.

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 Basque language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Spanish whereas Basque language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.