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Dzongkha and Portuguese Speaking countries


Portuguese and Dzongkha Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
10   
6

National Language
Bhutan   
Portugal   

Second Language
India   
United States of America   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America   

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

Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission   
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   

Interesting Facts
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Sikkimese Language   
Spanish and Galician Languages   

Derived From
Tibetan Language   
Latin   

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Dzongkha and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

  • Dzongkha as minority language: India.
  • Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.

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

Dzongkha and Portuguese Regulators

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

Dzongkha and Portuguese Continents

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

Dzongkha Interesting Facts:

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

The Dzongkha language was derived from Tibetan Language and is similar to Sikkimese Language whereas Dzongkha language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.

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