Portuguese and Vietnamese Speaking countries

Portuguese and Vietnamese as Minority Language

In Portuguese and Vietnamese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Portuguese and Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese dialects, then you can go to Portuguese vs Vietnamese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Portuguese and Vietnamese Regulators

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

Portuguese and Vietnamese Continents

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

Vietnamese Interesting Facts:

• The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
• The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.

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