Oriya and Portuguese Speaking countries

Oriya and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

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

Oriya and Portuguese Regulators

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

Oriya and Portuguese Continents

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

Oriya Interesting Facts:

• The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
• Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.

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 Oriya language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Bengali and Assamese whereas Oriya language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.