Catalan and Portuguese Speaking countries

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Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community

Andorra, France, Italy, Spain

Spain

Europe

Aragon, France, Italy, Spain

Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee

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.

Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language

Latin

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

Portugal

United States of America

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America

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

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.

Spanish and Galician Languages

Latin

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 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is

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.

Catalan as minority language: .
Portuguese as minority language: .

If you want to compare Catalan and Portuguese dialects, then you can go to Catalan vs Portuguese. 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. regulates Catalan language.Portuguese is regulated by . Also get to learn, Catalan vs Portuguese.

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 . While Portuguese speaking countries lie in . 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:

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Portuguese Interesting Facts:

The Catalan language was derived from and is similar to whereas Catalan language is similar to and derived from .