Hausa and Portuguese as Minority Language
In Hausa and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Hausa and Portuguese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Hausa as minority language: Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo.
- Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
If you want to compare Hausa and Portuguese dialects, then you can go to Hausa vs Portuguese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Hausa and Portuguese Regulators
Hausa and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Hausa and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hausa is not regulated.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Hausa and Portuguese Language History.
Hausa and Portuguese Continents
Thinking about Hausa and Portuguese continents in which Hausa and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Hausa and Portuguese. Most of the Hausa speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Hausa and Portuguese languages:
Hausa Interesting Facts:
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
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 Hausa language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Hausa language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.