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Portuguese and Oriya Speaking countries


Oriya 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   
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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   
Not Available   

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 earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  

Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages   
Bengali and Assamese   

Derived From
Latin   
Sanskrit Language   

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Portuguese and Oriya as Minority Language

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

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

Portuguese and Oriya Regulators

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

Portuguese and Oriya Continents

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

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

Oriya Interesting Facts:

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

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