Cebuano and Portuguese Speaking countries

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.

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.