Indonesian and Portuguese Speaking countries
Countries
Indonesia
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Indonesia
Portugal
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
- 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
Malay language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
Latin
Indonesian and Portuguese as Minority Language
In Indonesian and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Portuguese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
- Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
If you want to compare Indonesian and Portuguese dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Portuguese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Indonesian and Portuguese Regulators
Indonesian and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Portuguese Language History.
Indonesian and Portuguese Continents
Thinking about Indonesian and Portuguese continents in which Indonesian and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Portuguese. Most of the Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Indonesian and Portuguese languages:
Indonesian Interesting Facts:
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
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 Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.