Khmer and Portuguese Speaking countries
Countries
Cambodia
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
- 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
Lao Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
Latin
Khmer and Portuguese as Minority Language
In Khmer and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Khmer and Portuguese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Khmer as minority language: Australia, France, United States of America.
- Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
If you want to compare Khmer and Portuguese dialects, then you can go to Khmer vs Portuguese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Khmer and Portuguese Regulators
Khmer and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Khmer and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Khmer 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, Khmer and Portuguese Language History.
Khmer and Portuguese Continents
Thinking about Khmer and Portuguese continents in which Khmer and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Khmer and Portuguese. Most of the Khmer 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 Khmer and Portuguese languages:
Khmer Interesting Facts:
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
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 Khmer language was derived from Pali and Sanskrit Languages and is similar to Lao Language whereas Khmer language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.