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Kirundi and Portuguese Speaking countries


Portuguese and Kirundi Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Burma   
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
Burundi, Gambia   
Portugal   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
United States of America   

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

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
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
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
  • 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
Kinyarwanda Language   
Spanish and Galician Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

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Kirundi and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

  • Kirundi as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.

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

Kirundi and Portuguese Regulators

Kirundi and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Kirundi and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Kirundi 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, Kirundi and Portuguese Language History.

Kirundi and Portuguese Continents

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

Kirundi Interesting Facts:

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

The Kirundi language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Kinyarwanda Language whereas Kirundi language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.

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