Portuguese and Oriya Speaking countries

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.

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:

• 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.

Oriya Interesting Facts:

• 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.

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.