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