Chewa and Portuguese Speaking countries
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Zambia
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- 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
Zulu language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Chewa and Portuguese as Minority Language
In Chewa and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Chewa and Portuguese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Chewa as minority language: Zambia.
- Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
If you want to compare Chewa and Portuguese dialects, then you can go to Chewa vs Portuguese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Chewa and Portuguese Regulators
Chewa and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Chewa and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chewa is not regulated.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Chewa and Portuguese Language History.
Chewa and Portuguese Continents
Thinking about Chewa and Portuguese continents in which Chewa and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Chewa and Portuguese. Most of the Chewa 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 Chewa and Portuguese languages:
Chewa Interesting Facts:
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
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 Chewa language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Zulu language whereas Chewa language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.