Zulu and Portuguese Speaking countries

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1.1 Countries

South Africa

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

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

110

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1.3 National Language

South Africa

Portugal

1.4 Second Language

Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

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

Pan South African Language Board

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

1.8 Interesting Facts

The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.

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

Xhosa Language

Spanish and Galician Languages

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Latin

Zulu vs Portuguese Countries

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

Zulu Speaking Countries: South Africa.
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 Zulu is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

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

Zulu and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

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

Zulu and Portuguese Regulators

Zulu and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Zulu and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Pan South African Language Board regulates Zulu language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Zulu and Portuguese Language History.

Zulu and Portuguese Continents

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

Zulu Interesting Facts:

The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.

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 Zulu language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Xhosa Language whereas Zulu language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.