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Portuguese and Assamese Speaking countries


Assamese and Portuguese Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
10   
6
1   
14

National Language
Portugal   
Bangladesh, India   

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

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

Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America   
Bangladesh, Bhutan   

Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   
Asam Sahitya Sabha   

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.
  
  • Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
  • Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
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Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages   
Bengali and Oriya   

Derived From
Latin   
Sanskrit Language   

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Portuguese and Assamese as Minority Language

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

  • Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
  • Assamese as minority language: Bangladesh, Bhutan.

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

Portuguese and Assamese Regulators

Portuguese and Assamese speaking countries provide you Portuguese and Assamese 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.Assamese is regulated by Asam Sahitya Sabha. Also get to learn, Portuguese and Assamese Language History.

Portuguese and Assamese Continents

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

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

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