Swahili and Portuguese Speaking countries

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1.1 Countries

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya

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

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

410

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1.3 National Language

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania

Portugal

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

United States of America

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

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

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

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

1.8 Interesting Facts

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

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

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Spanish and Galician Languages

1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

Latin

Swahili vs Portuguese Countries

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

Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.
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 Swahili is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

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

Swahili and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

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

Swahili and Portuguese Regulators

Swahili and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Swahili and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Swahili and Portuguese Language History.

Swahili and Portuguese Continents

Thinking about Swahili and Portuguese continents in which Swahili and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swahili and Portuguese. Most of the Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Swahili and Portuguese languages:

Swahili Interesting Facts:

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

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 Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.