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Igbo and Portuguese Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Nigeria
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
110
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Nigeria
Portugal
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
1.6 Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
1.7 Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  • 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
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Spanish and Galician Languages
1.10 Derived From
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Latin

Igbo vs Portuguese Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Igbo is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

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

Igbo and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

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

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

Igbo and Portuguese Regulators

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

Igbo and Portuguese Continents

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

Igbo Interesting Facts:

  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.

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 Igbo language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Igbo language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.