Japanese and Portuguese Speaking countries

Japanese vs Portuguese Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Japanese is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

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

Japanese and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

Japanese and Portuguese Regulators

Japanese and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Japanese and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education regulates Japanese language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Japanese and Portuguese Language History.

Japanese and Portuguese Continents

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

Japanese Interesting Facts:

• In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
• There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.

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