Spanish and Portuguese Speaking countries

Spanish and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

Spanish and Portuguese Regulators

Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Spanish and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española regulates Spanish language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Spanish and Portuguese Language History.

Spanish and Portuguese Continents

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

Spanish Interesting Facts:

• One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
• Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic 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 Spanish language was derived from Latin and is similar to French Language whereas Spanish language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.