Slovak and Portuguese as Minority Language
In Slovak and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Slovak and Portuguese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Slovak as minority language: Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine.
- Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
If you want to compare Slovak and Portuguese dialects, then you can go to Slovak vs Portuguese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Slovak and Portuguese Regulators
Slovak and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Slovak and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic regulates Slovak language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Slovak and Portuguese Language History.
Slovak and Portuguese Continents
Thinking about Slovak and Portuguese continents in which Slovak and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Slovak and Portuguese. Most of the Slovak speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 Slovak and Portuguese languages:
Slovak Interesting Facts:
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
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 Slovak language was derived from Czech-Slovak Language and is similar to Czech Language whereas Slovak language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.