Catalan and Portuguese Speaking countries

Catalan vs Portuguese Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Catalan is official language is 6 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

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

Catalan and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

Catalan and Portuguese Regulators

Catalan and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Catalan and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee regulates Catalan language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Catalan and Portuguese Language History.

Catalan and Portuguese Continents

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

Catalan Interesting Facts:

• Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
• Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.

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 Catalan language was derived from Latin and is similar to Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language whereas Catalan language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.