Galician and Portuguese Speaking countries

Galician

Portuguese

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1.1 Countries

Galicia

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

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

110

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1.3 National Language

Galicia

Portugal

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

United States of America

1.5 Speaking Continents

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

Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)

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

1.8 Interesting Facts

In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.

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

Portuguese Language

Spanish and Galician Languages

1.10 Derived From

Latin

Galician vs Portuguese Countries

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

Galician Speaking Countries: Galicia.
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 Galician is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

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

Galician and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

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

Galician and Portuguese Regulators

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

Galician and Portuguese Continents

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

Galician Interesting Facts:

In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.

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 Galician language was derived from Latin and is similar to Portuguese Language whereas Galician language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.