German and Portuguese Speaking countries
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Germany
Portugal
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German 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.
Similar To
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Albanian Languages
Latin
German and Portuguese as Minority Language
In German and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and Portuguese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
- Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
If you want to compare German and Portuguese dialects, then you can go to German vs Portuguese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
German and Portuguese Regulators
German and Portuguese speaking countries provide you German and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, German and Portuguese Language History.
German and Portuguese Continents
Thinking about German and Portuguese continents in which German and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and Portuguese. Most of the German 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 German and Portuguese languages:
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German 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 German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.