Portuguese and Kirundi Speaking countries

Portuguese

Kirundi

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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

Burma

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

101

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1.3 National Language

Portugal

Burundi, Gambia

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

Africa, Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

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

Not Available

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.

Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.

1.9 Similar To

Spanish and Galician Languages

Kinyarwanda Language

1.10 Derived From

Latin

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Portuguese vs Kirundi Countries

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

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

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

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

Portuguese and Kirundi as Minority Language

In Portuguese and Kirundi speaking countries you will get the countries which have Portuguese and Kirundi 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.
Kirundi as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Portuguese and Kirundi Regulators

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

Portuguese and Kirundi Continents

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

Kirundi Interesting Facts:

Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.

The Portuguese language was derived from Latin and is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages whereas Portuguese language is similar to Kinyarwanda Language and derived from Not Available.