Malagasy and Portuguese Speaking countries

Malagasy

Portuguese

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Madagascar

Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

110

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1.3 National Language

Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte

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

Not spoken in any of the countries

Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America

1.7 Regulated By

Not Available

Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras

1.8 Interesting Facts

Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.

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

Not Available

Spanish and Galician Languages

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Latin

Malagasy vs Portuguese Countries

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

Malagasy Speaking Countries: Madagascar.
Portuguese Speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe.

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

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

Malagasy and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

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

Malagasy and Portuguese Regulators

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

Malagasy and Portuguese Continents

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

Malagasy Interesting Facts:

Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.

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