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Kannada and Portuguese Speaking countries


Portuguese and Kannada Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
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
Karnataka, India   
Portugal   

Second Language
Goa   
United States of America   

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

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America   

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • 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
Telugu   
Spanish and Galician Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Latin   

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Kannada and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

  • Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.
  • Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.

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

Kannada and Portuguese Regulators

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

Kannada and Portuguese Continents

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

Kannada Interesting Facts:

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

The Kannada language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Telugu whereas Kannada language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.

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