Greek and Portuguese Speaking countries
Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Portugal
Second Language
Roman Empire
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
- 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
Armenian
Spanish and Galician Languages
Greek and Portuguese as Minority Language
In Greek and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Greek and Portuguese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Greek as minority language: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine.
- Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
If you want to compare Greek and Portuguese dialects, then you can go to Greek vs Portuguese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Greek and Portuguese Regulators
Greek and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Greek and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας) regulates Greek language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Greek and Portuguese Language History.
Greek and Portuguese Continents
Thinking about Greek and Portuguese continents in which Greek and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Greek and Portuguese. Most of the Greek speaking countries lie in Asia, 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 Greek and Portuguese languages:
Greek Interesting Facts:
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
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 Greek language was derived from Latin and is similar to Armenian whereas Greek language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.