German and Portuguese Speaking countries

German

Portuguese

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Countries

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland

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

Total No. Of Countries

710

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National Language

Germany

Portugal

Second Language

North Dakota, United States of America

United States of America

Speaking Continents

Europe

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

Minority Language

Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

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

Regulated By

Council for German Orthography

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

Interesting Facts

One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.

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

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages

Spanish and Galician Languages

Derived From

Albanian Languages

Latin

German vs Portuguese Countries

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

German Speaking Countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland.
Portuguese Speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe.

So we find that, total number of countries where German is official language is 7 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

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

German and Portuguese as Minority Language

In German and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and Portuguese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.

If you want to compare German and Portuguese dialects, then you can go to German vs Portuguese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

German and Portuguese Regulators

German and Portuguese speaking countries provide you German and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, German and Portuguese Language History.

German and Portuguese Continents

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

German Interesting Facts:

One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.

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 German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.