Croatian and Portuguese Speaking countries
Countries
Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, European Union, Herzegovina, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Austria
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
- 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
Serbain and Bosnian
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Church Slavonic
Latin
Croatian and Portuguese as Minority Language
In Croatian and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Croatian and Portuguese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Croatian as minority language: Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania.
- Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
If you want to compare Croatian and Portuguese dialects, then you can go to Croatian vs Portuguese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Croatian and Portuguese Regulators
Croatian and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Croatian and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics regulates Croatian language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Croatian and Portuguese Language History.
Croatian and Portuguese Continents
Thinking about Croatian and Portuguese continents in which Croatian and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Croatian and Portuguese. Most of the Croatian 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 Croatian and Portuguese languages:
Croatian Interesting Facts:
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
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 Croatian language was derived from Church Slavonic and is similar to Serbain and Bosnian whereas Croatian language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.