Persian and Portuguese Speaking countries

Persian and Portuguese as Minority Language

In Persian and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Persian 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 Persian and Portuguese dialects, then you can go to Persian vs Portuguese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Persian and Portuguese Regulators

Persian and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Persian and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan regulates Persian language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Persian and Portuguese Language History.

Persian and Portuguese Continents

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

Persian Interesting Facts:

• In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
• Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic 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 Persian language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages whereas Persian language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.