Quechua and Portuguese Speaking countries

Quechua

Portuguese

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

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

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

610

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1.3 National Language

Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru

Portugal

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

United States of America

1.5 Speaking Continents

South America

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

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

1.7 Regulated By

Not Available

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

1.8 Interesting Facts

One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.

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.

1.9 Similar To

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Spanish and Galician Languages

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Latin

Quechua vs Portuguese Countries

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

Quechua Speaking Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
Portuguese Speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe.

So we find that, total number of countries where Quechua is official language is 6 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

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

Quechua and Portuguese as Minority Language

In Quechua and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Quechua and Portuguese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Quechua as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.

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

Quechua and Portuguese Regulators

Quechua and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Quechua and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Quechua is not regulated.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Quechua and Portuguese Language History.

Quechua and Portuguese Continents

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

Quechua Interesting Facts:

One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.

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.

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