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Cebuano and Portuguese Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Philippines
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
110
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Philippines
Portugal
1.4 Second Language
Philippines
United States of America
1.5 Speaking Continents
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
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  • 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
Hiligaynon Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
1.10 Derived From
Island of Cebu
Latin

Cebuano vs Portuguese Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Cebuano is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

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

Cebuano and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

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

Cebuano and Portuguese Regulators

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

Cebuano and Portuguese Continents

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

Cebuano Interesting Facts:

  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.

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 Cebuano language was derived from Island of Cebu and is similar to Hiligaynon Language whereas Cebuano language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.