Tagalog and Portuguese Speaking countries

Tagalog and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

Tagalog and Portuguese Regulators

Tagalog and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Tagalog and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee regulates Tagalog language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Tagalog and Portuguese Language History.

Tagalog and Portuguese Continents

Thinking about Tagalog and Portuguese continents in which Tagalog and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tagalog and Portuguese. Most of the Tagalog speaking countries lie in Asia, Australia. 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 Tagalog and Portuguese languages:

Tagalog Interesting Facts:

• In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
• The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".

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 Tagalog language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages whereas Tagalog language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.