Portuguese and Khmer Speaking countries

Portuguese

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

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

Cambodia

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

101

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1.3 National Language

Portugal

Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam

1.4 Second Language

United States of America

Not spoken in any of the countries

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

Australia, France, United States of America

1.7 Regulated By

Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras

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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.

Khmer is not the tonal language.
Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.

1.9 Similar To

Spanish and Galician Languages

Lao Language

1.10 Derived From

Latin

Pali and Sanskrit Languages

Portuguese vs Khmer Countries

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

Portuguese Speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe.
Khmer Speaking Countries: Cambodia.

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

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

Portuguese and Khmer as Minority Language

In Portuguese and Khmer speaking countries you will get the countries which have Portuguese and Khmer 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.
Khmer as minority language: Australia, France, United States of America.

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

Portuguese and Khmer Regulators

Portuguese and Khmer speaking countries provide you Portuguese and Khmer 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.Khmer is not regulated. Also get to learn, Portuguese and Khmer Language History.

Portuguese and Khmer Continents

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

Khmer Interesting Facts:

Khmer is not the tonal language.
Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.

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