Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Total No. Of Countries
610
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National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Portugal
Second Language
Spain
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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 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.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Latin
Latin