Portuguese and Afrikaans Speaking countries

Portuguese vs Afrikaans Countries

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

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

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

Portuguese and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

Portuguese and Afrikaans Regulators

Portuguese and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Portuguese and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras regulates Portuguese language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Portuguese and Afrikaans Language History.

Portuguese and Afrikaans Continents

Thinking about Portuguese and Afrikaans continents in which Portuguese and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Portuguese and Afrikaans. Most of the Portuguese speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America. While Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Portuguese and Afrikaans languages:

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.

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

• Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
• Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.

The Portuguese language was derived from Latin and is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages whereas Portuguese language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.