Portuguese and Indonesian Speaking countries

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.

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.