Bengali and Portuguese Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone

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

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

410

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1.3 National Language

Bangladesh, India

Portugal

1.4 Second Language

India

United States of America

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

1.6 Minority Language

Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America

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

1.7 Regulated By

Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi

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

1.8 Interesting Facts

Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.

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

Assamese and Oriya

Spanish and Galician Languages

1.10 Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Latin

Bengali vs Portuguese Countries

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

Bengali Speaking Countries: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone.
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 Bengali is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

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

Bengali and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

Bengali as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.

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

Bengali and Portuguese Regulators

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

Bengali and Portuguese Continents

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

Bengali Interesting Facts:

Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.

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 Bengali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Assamese and Oriya whereas Bengali language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.