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Portuguese and Indonesian Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Indonesia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
101
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Portugal
Indonesia
1.4 Second Language
United States of America
East Timor, Indonesia
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
1.7 Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
1.8 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 modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
1.9 Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Malay language
1.10 Derived From
Latin
Malay and Dutch Languages

Portuguese vs Indonesian Countries

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

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

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

Portuguese and Indonesian as Minority Language

In Portuguese and Indonesian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Portuguese and Indonesian 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.
  • Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.

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

Portuguese and Indonesian Regulators

Portuguese and Indonesian speaking countries provide you Portuguese and Indonesian 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.Indonesian is regulated by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. Also get to learn, Portuguese and Indonesian Language History.

Portuguese and Indonesian Continents

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

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.

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